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  2. Premium Bonds - Wikipedia

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    In December 2008, NS&I reduced the interest rate (and therefore the odds of winning) due to the drop in the Bank of England base rate during the Great Recession, leading to criticism from members of Parliament, financial experts and holders of bonds; many claimed Premium Bonds were now "worthless", and somebody with £30,000 invested and ...

  3. Index-linked Savings Certificates - Wikipedia

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    The returns are linked to Retail Price Index (RPI) with a tiny added interest rate on top. The Bonds can no only be cashed in at maturity. The Bonds can no only be cashed in at maturity. Index-linked Savings Certificates are free from UK income tax making them relatively attractive to tax-payers, particularly higher rate tax-payers.

  4. National Savings and Investments - Wikipedia

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    National Savings and Investments (NS&I), formerly called the Post Office Savings Bank and National Savings, is a state-owned savings bank in the United Kingdom. It is both a non-ministerial government department [ 2 ] and an executive agency of HM Treasury . [ 3 ]

  5. NS&I launches new issue of its Green Savings Bonds ... - AOL

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    Money invested in the bonds will help to finance green projects, such as preventing pollution and using energy more efficiently, NS&I said. NS&I launches new issue of its Green Savings Bonds ...

  6. How long does it take for Series EE bonds to mature? - AOL

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    If you want to, you can keep the money there to continue earning additional interest. Pay close attention to your interest rate, though. For example, right now a bond purchased in January of 2004 ...

  7. What are the best savings account offers as Nationwide ... - AOL

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    A significant upside to saving with NS&I is that all of your savings are protected because it is state-owned and so is backed by the Treasury. This compares to other accounts where your money is ...

  8. Gilt-edged securities - Wikipedia

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    The UK was one of the first developed economies to issue index-linked bonds on 27 March 1981. Initially only tax-exempt pension funds were allowed to hold these bonds. The UK has issued around 20 index-linked bonds since then. Like conventional gilts, index-linked gilts pay coupons which are initially set in line with market interest rates.

  9. Interest Rate For Series I Savings Bonds Falls to 4.3%: What ...

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    Gone are the days of series I savings bonds paying almost 7% in interest. The U.S. Treasury announced Friday that the inflation-protected bonds would start paying investors 4.3% on May 1, down ...