Should I buy more of them?
2006-11-20 17:57:33 · 2 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Their fixed rate is 1.4 percent. The variable rate for the first six months is 3.1%. Total return is 4.52% tax deferred. Not wonderful, but not bad. Whether you should buy more of them depends on your age, goals, current diversification and your appetite for risk. Put it this way.. you will never lose any sleep over the investment.
2006-11-22 00:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by rkoblitz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For I-bond rate of return, go to www.usbonds.gov.
Buy I-bonds or TIPS anytime you want to buy a government bonds, unless you are representing a country or a large company where you can only buy t-bills in large quanities. I-bonds are good in bad inflation or stagflation. They are a defensive stragety, because you will lose worth, not through inflation, but through taxes. You just won't loose the same amount of worth as you would from a market crash or leaving your money in a bank.
2006-11-21 04:14:19 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋