Investing in I bonds to beat CDs & Savings with TreasuryDirect

I bonds are currently at 2.2% (until April 2020) with no state tax and are guaranteed by the government. Recently, I bought $5,000 in I bonds and I'll show you how I bonds work, especially the interest calculation in this video.

Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
1:00 What is an I Bond
1:34 Redemption
1:58 Taxes
3:10 Interest calculation
4:56 Fixed rate
6:39 Semi Annual inflation rate
9:05 Buying through Treasurydirect.gov
10:13 Video summary

Links:
TreasuryDirect Website to buy I Bonds: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/
BLS for CPI-U to calculate inflation rates: https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/data/consumerpriceindexhistorical_us_table.htm
I Bonds Historical Price: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ibonds/res_ibonds_iratesandterms.htm

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