{"id":1864,"date":"2021-09-24T09:25:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briofp.com\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2021-09-24T09:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T14:26:27","slug":"inflation-linked-savings-bonds-high-yield-low-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briofp.com\/inflation-linked-savings-bonds-high-yield-low-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation-linked Savings Bonds \u2013 High yield, Low risk!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Like many of my clients,<\/strong>\u00a0you may have a dusty pile of paper savings bonds lying around somewhere.\u00a0 Maybe they belong to you or your children. \u00a0\u00a0Odds are they were gifts from an older relative.\u00a0 Most likely they are EE bonds, which have their charms.**<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the savings bond I want to talk about today is the <\/strong>I bond<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Zweig of the WSJ recently called I bonds <\/strong>\u201cthe best-kept secret in America\u201d.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bonds were introduced in 1998.  The \u201cI\u201d stands for inflation, which has been heating up recently.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The variable inflation rate you earn on I bonds is adjusted every 6 months in May and November based on inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several great features of I bonds:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n