Bonds

You can obtain a replacement electronic savings bond if your paper bond is lost, stolen, destroyed, disfigured, or you never received it. Individual savings bonds are not splittable and must be reissued in their entirety. You can request that your bond be redeemed instead of replacing it electronically. What should I do if my savings […]

An EE Bond is an accrual-type instrument that earns interest monthly or semiannually (depending on the original issuance date) and pays it out when the bond is redeemed. Interest rates differ depending on when the bond was first issued. A fixed rate of interest will be paid on Series EE savings bonds issued on or

If the savings bonds were jointly owned or if the owner specified a payable-on-death (POD) beneficiary to inherit them, they can be transferred to new owners without going through probate. Only sole owners can choose a POD beneficiary; these bonds can be jointly owned or registered in POD form, but not both. Is it possible

The Treasury Department’s Series EE and Series I U.S. Savings Bonds offer a low-risk, modest-return option for college savings. The interest collected on the bonds is normally tax-free as long as it is utilized to pay for eligible educational expenditures. When bought early in a student’s life, they provide a safe, guaranteed return once college

These bonds were offered at half their face value, thus a $1,000 bond would have cost you $500. After 20 years, they were guaranteed to be worth their face value and earned further interest until their full maturity at 30 years. Any EE bond purchased prior to 1983 had reached maturity by 2012 and was

Governments sell savings bonds to individuals to help support federal spending while also providing a risk-free return. Savings bonds are purchased at a bargain and do not pay interest on a regular basis. Instead, as they get older, their value rises until they reach their full face value. The length of time it takes for

You can obtain a replacement electronic savings bond if your paper bond is lost, stolen, destroyed, disfigured, or you never received it. Individual savings bonds are not splittable and must be reissued in their entirety. You can request that your bond be redeemed instead of replacing it electronically. What should I do if my savings

NRIs can now invest in Government of India bonds (G-sec) through the Reserve Bank of India. These are long-term investments. The duration of these bonds ranges from 5 to 40 years. These bonds have yields ranging from 6.18 percent to 7.72 percent depending on the duration. The trading of bonds yields a fixed return, known

After you’ve set up your account, you’ll be able to buy bonds with the help of your deposits and your broker’s loan. If you put in $3,000 and get a $3,000 loan from your broker, you can buy $6,000 worth of bonds. Even though you must repay the loan, plus interest and brokerage costs, your

According to that analysis, a weekly overview of default patterns from muni-market stalwarts Municipal Market Analytics, there have been 47 defaults so far this calendar year, and recent history implies the fourth quarter will see at least 13 more, bringing the annual total to 60. When municipal debts go into default, what happens? Bondholders seldom