Comments on: Are I Bonds A Good Investment Option Now?

By: richard c seitz

richard c seitz — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:36:33 +0000

very helpfull am going to buy some shortly.

By: P. Le Fur

P. Le Fur — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:46 +0000

With I bond is the composite rate listed as APY or is it semi APY ? In other word if the composite rate is 4% will I really get that rate for 6 months or will it be only 2% ?

Thank you sincerely for your reply.

By: Mack jackson

Mack jackson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:19:20 +0000

Thanks for sharing such great post, it will surely help many people who is interested in investing in bonds.

By: May 2008 I Bond Fixed Rates Go to 0.0%, Total Rate 4.84%-What Does This Mean? | Think Your Way to Wealth

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:07:09 +0000

[...] too many people thought the fixed rate component would go to zero. As I have explained previously about I bonds, the total rate is the fixed rate plus 2x the semiannual inflation component plus the semiannual [...]

By: Think Your Way to Wealth » Weekend Roundup

Think Your Way to Wealth » Weekend Roundup — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:53:24 +0000

[...] hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #142-The Homeless Edition and included my post “Are I Bonds A Good Investment Option Now?” Great job with the carnival this [...]

By: Carnival of Personal Finance #142 - The Homeless Edition — The Baglady

Carnival of Personal Finance #142 - The Homeless Edition — The Baglady — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:52:02 +0000

[...] from Think Your Way To Wealth gives a nice breakdown of what I-bonds are in Are I Bonds A Good Investment Option Now? I own some I-bonds and they are definitely a safe investment. I treat it as a CD, and since I [...]

By: Frugalchick

Frugalchick — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:31:50 +0000

Thanks for this very informative post. I don’t really understand bonds so this is a great primer.