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Switching from I Bonds to T Bills

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Switching from I Bonds to T Bills Hello reddit Considering switching from I Bonds to T Bills. I rode the I Bond wave from 7.12% until now that they are sub 4%. I understand that if I sale my I Bonds I’ll forfeit my last 3 month since I didn’t hold them for 5 years. Therefore, I should sale when they are accruing the sub 4% interest rate. My question, mathematically, when is it …

Reddit Personal Finance 230 2023-08-05

Followup: Converting 1000’s of savings bonds

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Followup: Converting 1000’s of savings bonds The original post Well, I bit the bullet and it took nearly 40 hours of work but I went through the Treasury Direct site and created nearly 40 batches of bonds to convert. Wrapped everything up, and sent via Express Mail to the Treasury. This morning, I had bunch of emails, one for each batch: Dear Customer,This is a system generated email to co…

Reddit Personal Finance 205 2023-08-05

What to do with I Bonds?

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What to do with I Bonds? I have a few I bonds that my grandmother gifted me back in 2005. Some are earning 7.72%, but others that were purchased just a month later are only 4.4%. For the ones that are earning 4.4%, should I keep them as is or cash them out and invest them elsewhere? I’ve maxed out my 401k and Roth IRA, and have a HYSA earning about 4% interest. I’m in…

Reddit Personal Finance 193 2023-08-04

When is the optimal time to sell I-bonds bought in May’21?

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When is the optimal time to sell I-bonds bought in May’21? Hi all, I’ve seen recent discussions about when the optimal time is to sell Treasury I-bonds due to rate changes. I’ve tried to use the existing info to determine when to sell the bonds I bought in May 2021, but I’m having trouble sorting it out. Aside from factoring in ‘when do you need the money’, when is the right time to jump purely based on…

Reddit Personal Finance 213 2023-08-02

EE bonds accidentally past maturity date- what do I do from a tax front

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EE bonds accidentally past maturity date- what do I do from a tax front I made a rare financial mistake in forgetting about some EE Bonds I was given over 30 years ago. Well I want to cash them , but I was told you have to pay taxes on them in the year they matured. I believe you can only amend tax return from 3 years prior, but some of these matured more than 3 years ago. What am I supposed to do? Can I still cash …

Reddit Personal Finance 203 2023-07-30

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 241 2023-07-28