iBond @ 9.62% - Demand overwhelms TreasuryDirect

kmiklas

kmiklas

I tried to pick up a few of these bonds today and was greeted by the following error messages.

Also, the orange "Login" button seems to be disabled... it just links back to the home page.

- 9.62%?? Dayaam... That's alike an essentially risk-free junk bond!
- Afaik rates are dropping to about 6½% in November.
- My guess is that they just don't want to sell any more, and this is an easy escape.

Anyone know if iBonds can be bought with IB?

Thanks, Keith

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I Bonds may only be purchased from TreasuryDirect, & max $10,000 per social security number, per calendar year.

But that info is available in countless number of articles online, for at least the past 1-2 years.

I had no problem buying a 2nd year I Bond a few days ago. Never good idea to wait 'til the last minute, especially when being paid 9.6% NOT to wait

Your first / prime source of info is to post on this site?


QUOTE="kmiklas, post: 5703894, member: 494263"]I tried to pick up a few of these bonds today and was greeted by the following error messages.

Also, the orange "Login" button seems to be disabled... it just links back to the home page.

- 9.62%?? Dayaam... That's alike an essentially risk-free junk bond!
- Afaik rates are dropping to about 6½% in November.
- My guess is that they just don't want to sell any more, and this is an easy escape.

Anyone know if iBonds can be bought with IB?

Thanks, Keith

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The rate reset very 6 months, the base rate is zero I believe, not a good instrument.I’d rather buy 3-6 months CD.
 
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I Bonds may only be purchased from TreasuryDirect, & max $10,000 per social security number, per calendar year.

But that info is available in countless number of articles online, for at least the past 1-2 years.

I had no problem buying a 2nd year I Bond a few days ago. Never good idea to wait 'til the last minute, especially when being paid 9.6% NOT to wait

Your first / prime source of info is to post on this site?


QUOTE="kmiklas, post: 5703894, member: 494263"]I tried to pick up a few of these bonds today and was greeted by the following error messages.

Also, the orange "Login" button seems to be disabled... it just links back to the home page.

- 9.62%?? Dayaam... That's alike an essentially risk-free junk bond!
- Afaik rates are dropping to about 6½% in November.
- My guess is that they just don't want to sell any more, and this is an easy escape.

Anyone know if iBonds can be bought with IB?

Thanks, Keith

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I bought $10k worth recently. So are the rates for this bond expected to drop to 6.5%? Where did you get that info if true?
 
Interest payments compound in an I-Bond where the taxable event occurs only when you finally sell it. Meanwhile, rolling very short term CDs gives you a taxable event on each maturity date.

I wouldn't expect the IBond inflation yield to drop to 3% while stagflation ensues for the next 2 years. Even so, the avg down effect from 9.62% top will probably beat a 4.5% 2 year CD.

[Understood that 9.62% was the anomaly, but nonetheless, I captured that rate when I bought late last April.]
 
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