Interest rates on savings bonds Once you purchase a savings bond, interest is credited every month and compounded twice a year. Rates on new bonds change every April and November, and series I ...

Savings bonds have a low-risk, low-reward structure that benefits patient investors. See what to consider before investing.

The interest rate, set and periodically adjusted by the Treasury, also significantly impacts a bond's growth. Savings bonds mature over a span of 20 to 30 years and stop accruing interest after ...

If you’re looking for more interest, U.S. Series I Savings Bonds might be right for you. With the September 2022 I bond inflation rate of 9.62% (U.S. Treasury), this is 4.81% earned over 6 months.

I bonds earn interest that helps your savings keep pace with the rising cost of living. Starting May 1, the composite interest rate of 3.98% will apply for the first six months after you buy the bond.

EE bonds earn a fixed interest rate, which is currently 2.70% for bonds purchased between May 1, 2024, and October 31, 2024. The bond is guaranteed to double its value if you hold it for 20 years ...

I-bonds, as Series I Savings Bonds are known, have a combination of two interest rates that reset every six months. They attracted lots of attention in 2021 and 2022 because they were offering ...

Interest rates increased slightly on May 1, and all EE savings bonds issued from May 2015 through October 2015 will earn 0.30% interest per year. The Treasury Department resets the rate for new EE ...

As the Federal Reserve moved to tame inflation and raised interest rates over the past two years, the returns on bonds and other savings vehicles surged. Many people took advantage of the rising ...

That doesn’t mean savings accounts don’t have their place, even with relatively low interest rates. It just means that if you have money you won’t need to access over the next 12 months and ...

Experts say that the odds are high for a more attractive fixed rate for new I Bonds and that a higher fixed rate will stay with that bond for the 30-year life of the Series I U.S. Savings Bond.