[PJ-Comix]

What is your opinion of the I bonds? During the inflation of 1979 and 1980, the T-Bills hit a rate of over 14%. I believe they were three year bonds. Since i-bonds are pegged to the inflation rate, don't be too surprised to see their rate approach that number.

[dfwgator]

Municipal bonds, Ted. I’m talking double-A rating. The best investment in America.

[IncPen]

In inflationary times, short bonds are generally better. You don’t want to be stuck with 9.62% bonds when 22% bonds are calling out to you.

Having said that,any paper is suspect.

Tangible items, long discussed here, are preferred.

[hinckley buzzard]

You can buy up to 10K per person per year. You have to hold them at least one year. Interest is adjusted biannually, and can go down as well as up. If you cash them in before five years, you forfeit a three months of interest. Given the prospects for the economy the next five years, it seems hard to beat, high interest with the only risk being the total crash of the governments ability to pay interest. Not likely no matter how bad Biden makes it.

[cableguymn]

Your still losing money. It’s not keeping up with real inflation.

[KarlInOhio]

You must hold them for at least a year before cashing them in. If you hold them for less than five years you lose the last three months of interest. And all the money goes directly to Joe Biden to spend as he wishes.

Seriously, even if inflation drops to 0% for the next 6 month (hah!), you will get an interest rate of 4.81% for the year. You can't beat that on a one year CD. I have some from 20 years ago which have a fixed portion of 3%, so I have a total rate of 12.76% for six months.

[BiglyCommentary]

Bills, notes, bonds is the maturity order. Bills are less than 2 years, notes 2 to 10, and bonds 15 and out.

[VanShuyten]

Just a few years ago, my IRA warned me that the portion of my fund that was in inflation-proof bonds was losing money because the fees were greater than the interest on the bonds.

[Karl Spooner]

If the absolute worst happens, like in Venezuela, people there scrape gold off of larger pieces of gold onto a scale for purchases. Silver too. Just sayin....

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"Prepare Now, Huge Inflation Is Coming..." — Warren Buffett's Last WARNING

[gattaca]

bmp

[wny]

lend money to a criminally corrupt, incompetent and bankrupt government....?

naaaahhh……..