Do savings bond lose their value with the economy slipping?
by admin ~ March 19th, 2010 . Filed under: Investing .
qbpres asked:
I have a small EE savings bond and was just wondering if it is going to be worth less than the paper it was printed on.
Indira Gonzalez
I have a small EE savings bond and was just wondering if it is going to be worth less than the paper it was printed on.
Indira Gonzalez
March 21st, 2010 at 2:42 pm
It pays interest, good economy or bad.
March 23rd, 2010 at 11:32 pm
The federal government represented by your bonds bonds bonds are nonmarketable securities once bought they cannot increase or decrease in computing the price of the only other factor in value of the.
March 24th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
For 50 what will get your bond in for 50 buy in for 50 what will 50 buy in 15 years who knows thats the threat isnt recession its inflation if theres recession its inflation.
March 25th, 2010 at 5:11 am
As the above poster stated, the EE savings bond is purchased at a discount. Use this website to determine the current value:
March 27th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
The only problem with a savings bond is it’s return may not keep up with inflation, and at maturity, the purchasing power may be less then when you bought it. Not likely, but possible.
I bonds are indexed to inflation, plus pay a fixed rate. Unfortunantly, the fixed rate is currently 0% due to high demand, so all you’d get with these would be inflation protection, with no increase in purchasing power.