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The bond's value increases over a period of time until you decide to cash it in.

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How do you buy a savings bond?

Go to the bank with your Id and social security number and tell them you want to buy a savings bond


What happens when you buy a us saving bond?

When you buy a U.S. savings bond, you are essentially lending money to the federal government in exchange for a promise to be repaid with interest. The bond accumulates interest over time, which is typically tax-deferred until you cash it in. Savings bonds are available in different types, such as Series EE and Series I, each with specific terms and interest rates. Ultimately, when the bond matures or you redeem it, you receive the principal amount plus any accrued interest.


What are the best interest rates to save money?

Currently the best interest rate to save money is to buy a U.S. Savings Bond. It isn't something that you can immediately withdraw like a savings account, but you'll make more off the interest in the long run.


How do you buy a fifty dollar savings bond?

Savings bonds can only be bought from the US Treasury. See link below for the Treasury's web page explaining about buying savings bonds.


How are Savings bonds different from other bonds?

There are two kinds of bonds: coupon and zero-coupon bonds. A coupon bond pays interest on a periodic schedule--and what the schedule is depends on the bond. When you get the bond, it's got a certain number of coupons attached to it. Each one is dated and says how much interest you will receive when you redeem it. The main part of the bond is the corpus--the "body"--and when redeemed, you will receive the money you spent to buy the bond back. If you buy an investment-grade coupon bond, and its face value is $1,000, you need $1,000 to buy the bond. Note I said "investment-grade" here. If you buy a coupon bond that's in the junk category, quite often they sell at a discount from face value. But junk bonds are a world of their own. Savings bonds are zero-coupon bonds. They sell at a discount from face value--right now it's 50 percent, so if you want a $100 savings bond you need to bring $50. When the bond matures and is redeemed, you will receive the face value of the bond. There are no periodic interest payments with these bonds.

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What happens to your money when you buy a savings bond?

The bond's value increases over a period of time until you decide to cash it in.


What is occurring when you buy a united States savings bond?

you are loaning money to the government


When you buy a US government savings bond youre doing so?

borrow money


How do you buy a savings bond?

Go to the bank with your Id and social security number and tell them you want to buy a savings bond


What does OR on a us savings bond mean?

Ok when you buy a saving bond you are giving money to the US and over time you are expected to get more money out of the savings bond than you bought it for. Like you bought a $10 saving bond 20 years ago. When you go to cash it in you expect to get $35. But im not sure about the rates.


How do savings bonds work?

When you buy a savings bond, you get a coupon payment periodically during the lifetime of the bond (typically 3%-4% of the face value), and when the bond matures, you get the original amount of money you paid back as well as the final coupon payment.


When you buy a united States savings bond you?

When buying a United States saving bond you have to sign papers. This savings bond is there to keep until you come to age.


How do you buy savings bonds?

Go to the bank with your Id and social security number and tell them you want to buy a savings bond


When you buy a US Savings Bond you are doing so under the power given to congress to A regulate commerce B levy taxes C print and coin money D borrow money?

BORROW MONEY


What are the best interest rates to save money?

Currently the best interest rate to save money is to buy a U.S. Savings Bond. It isn't something that you can immediately withdraw like a savings account, but you'll make more off the interest in the long run.


When you buy a United States saving bond you?

When buying a United States saving bond you have to sign papers. This savings bond is there to keep until you come to age.


How do I buy a US savings bond?

You will need to go the US bond website and you can purchase the bond online. You will need to get the information of the person you are getting it to and what the age of the person.