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With a Series I savings bond, you wait to get all the money until you cash in the bond. Electronic I bonds: We pay automatically when the bond matures (if you haven’t cashed it before then). Paper I bonds: You must submit the paper bond to cash it. See Cash in (redeem) an EE or I savings bond.
The interest rate on a Series I savings bond changes every 6 months, based on inflation. The rate can go up. The rate can go down. I bonds earn interest until the first of these events: You cash in the bond or the bond reaches 30 years old.
Series I Bonds, also known as I Bonds, are a type of savings bond issued by the U.S. Treasury that offer investors a unique combination of safety and protection against inflation.
I bonds are a type of savings bond that is designed to protect your investment from inflation. An I bond's rate combines two different rates: a fixed interest rate and an inflation rate.
You can get your cash for an EE or I savings bond any time after you have owned it for 1 year. However, the longer you hold the bond, the more it earns for you (for up to 30 years for an EE or I bond). Also, if you cash in the bond in less than 5 years, you lose the last 3 months of interest.
Key Points. Series I savings bonds are a special type of US government bond designed to protect investors from inflation. Interest is typically exempt from state and local taxes, making...
I bonds protect you from inflation because when inflation increases, the combined rate increases. Because inflation can go up or down, we can have deflation (the opposite of inflation). Deflation can bring the combined rate down below the fixed rate (as long as the fixed rate itself is not zero).