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Also- halp! I heard this little snippet on tv this morning about a deadline today for buying some type of government bond that has a 9% return rate? Anyone have some cliffs on it for me?
 
moxie said:
Also- halp! I heard this little snippet on tv this morning about a deadline today for buying some type of government bond that has a 9% return rate? Anyone have some cliffs on it for me?
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That prince in Nigeria really needs yourn money
 
moxie said:
Also- halp! I heard this little snippet on tv this morning about a deadline today for buying some type of government bond that has a 9% return rate? Anyone have some cliffs on it for me?
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Those are generally safe investments but you need a lot of time. Maturity dates for some municipal bonds aren't for 40 or 50 years
 
Hu War Yu said:
Those are generally safe investments but you need a lot of time. Maturity dates for some municipal bonds aren't for 40 or 50 years
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Wtf?! So these are the type that people are always like, “my grandma got me this bond when I turned 3”?
 
moxie said:
Also- halp! I heard this little snippet on tv this morning about a deadline today for buying some type of government bond that has a 9% return rate? Anyone have some cliffs on it for me?
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ibonds

They are safe from inflation and state and municipal taxes, (not federal tho)

You have till the end of the month.


Pretty safe investment.
 
beardown07 said:
ibonds

They are safe from inflation and state and municipal taxes, (not federal tho)

You have till the end of the month.


Pretty safe investment.
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Yeah! That’s what they said - I bonds! The news guy said the site kept crashing because the deadline is tomorrow. I should buy one, yeah? Five years isn’t too long to wait. $5k a good beginner amount?
 
moxie said:
Yeah! That’s what they said - I bonds! The news guy said the site kept crashing because the deadline is tomorrow. I should buy one, yeah? Five years isn’t too long to wait. $5k a good beginner amount?
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I think the deadline is the end of October, but I could be wrong.
 
beardown07 said:
I think the deadline is the end of October, but I could be wrong.
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Yeah, you are. It’s October 28th, according to several sites I’ve just checked.
 
moxie said:
Wtf?! So these are the type that people are always like, “my grandma got me this bond when I turned 3”?
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Yes. They're generally used to fund infrastructure projects for state or local gubbamints. New York State has a bond vote on the ballot this upcoming election, to replace a bunch of water mains. Just check the maturation date before you buy to see if it's something you will need to pass on to a family member, or if you will get the benefit yourself
 
And the Treasury Direct site, which looks like the place I should’ve googled in the first place :laugh:
 
moxie said:
Yeah! That’s what they said - I bonds! The news guy said the site kept crashing because the deadline is tomorrow. I should buy one, yeah? Five years isn’t too long to wait. $5k a good beginner amount?
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I think $15k is the most you can even put in annually.

If I remember right, it was $5K for electronic and 10 fer paper? SOmething like that.
 
moxie said:
Five years isn’t too long to wait. $5k a good beginner amount?
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5 years isn't long at all. 5K at 9% would net you about 450 dollars a year. Better than a money market account, at least
 
beardown07 said:
I think $15k is the most you can even put in annually.

If I remember right, it was $5K for electronic and 10 fer paper? SOmething like that.
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Looks like paper can only be done through your IRS tax refund.

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“Refund”. What’s that??
 
moxie said:
Yeah, you are. It’s October 28th, according to several sites I’ve just checked.
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Probably for processing.

I think paper is the 31st, but maybe not.
 
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