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Series EE bonds issued today will mature in 20 years, and they are guaranteed to double in value over that time. You can let the bond continue to accumulate interest for an additional 10 years ...
Here’s an example of how much a Series EE U.S. Savings bond purchased in October 1994 would be worth today. EE bonds are guaranteed to double in value after 20 years. Denomination
Series EE bonds were first issued in 1980 and continue to be issued today. These bonds may pay a variable rate if issued from May 1997 to April 2005, or a fixed rate if issued in May 2005 or after ...
Bonds issued in May 2005 or later pay a fixed interest rate for the life of the bond. [6] [7] Paper EE bonds, last sold in 2011, could be purchased for half their face value; for example, a $100 bond could be purchased for $50, but would only reach its full $100 value at maturity.
Savings bond purchasers tend to purchase fewer bonds when interest rates are lower, and interest rates had been declining over the past several years. [1] For example, in May 2015, new Series EE bonds earned 0.3 percent interest, and new Series I bonds earned zero percent interest at that time. [43]
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If a batter hit a home run using the golden ball, Century 21 Real Estate and Major League Baseball would donate $21,000 (a reference to the "21" in "Century 21") per home run to charity (MLB donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Century 21 donated to Easter Seals). In both 2005 and 2006, $294,000 was raised for the charities ...
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