I Bonds and EE Bonds
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I Bonds and EE Bonds
Who sells I Bonds and EE Bonds? Can they only be purchased with a treasury direct account, or can one purchase them through your broker or bank as well?
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Re: I Bonds and EE Bonds
"As of January 1, 2012, paper savings bonds are no longer sold at financial institutions. This action supports Treasury’s goal to increase the number of electronic transactions with citizens and businesses."
--http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/res ... ibonds.htm
--http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/res ... ibonds.htm
Re: I Bonds and EE Bonds
So these bonds are only available through a treasury direct account.....not a regular broker?
All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal
Re: I Bonds and EE Bonds
doodle,
Yes, only through TD... no broker... and you can't do them in a tax-deferred account like an IRA.
Yes, only through TD... no broker... and you can't do them in a tax-deferred account like an IRA.
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