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In-Person EE Bond Redemptions

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In-Person EE Bond Redemptions Does anyone know of any larger financial institutions that will conduct in person redemptions of paper Series EE Bonds for non-account holders? I personally do most of my banking through FinTech and their partner banks, so I don’t have any in person options and have a few bonds I need redeemed ASAP for cash. I had heard Wells Fargo offered this…

Reddit Personal Finance 175 2023-08-26

Why is my treasury bond index fund investment down?

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Why is my treasury bond index fund investment down? I put $1000 into a treasury bond index fund with Fidelity in September 2020. I thought the concept was it would hold close to 1:1 because it was a ‘safe’ investment…and I have been lazy and didn’t track it. It’s down 43%, so my $1000 investment is down about $437. Why? I guess I don’t quite understand the logistics as to why it would be that …

Reddit Personal Finance 290 2023-08-23

Treasury Bond offers ~5.4% interest for 3, 4, 6, 12 months

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Treasury Bond offers ~5.4% interest for 3, 4, 6, 12 months *Note*: Rates are subject to change daily; rates are the daily secondary market quotations on the most recently auctioned Treasury Bills for each maturity tranche (4-week, 8-week, 13-week, 17-week,…

Slickdeals 146 2023-08-10

Question regarding bonds and bond index

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Question regarding bonds and bond index I’m just trying to figure out what the difference between buying a bond index like VBTLX and buying actual bonds? I imagine the index is much more liquid. So what would be the advantage of buying T-bills and notes be? I’ve got about 5k locked into some t-bills that will mature in the next couple months and I’ve set a ladder purchase up but I’m t…

Reddit Personal Finance 235 2023-07-28

Cash in US Savings Bond, from UK

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Cash in US Savings Bond, from UK Hello from the UK. My dad just found savings bonds of $50 for each of me and my siblings at the back of the cupboard. They were given to us by an American uncle when we were born, and are approx 31-35 years old. They total €50 each, in each siblings name AND my uncles name. They are Series EE. They state that the interest ceases 30 years from i…

Reddit Personal Finance 241 2023-07-09