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Casual Articles - I Bonds: Higher Interest, Safe as CDs and Money Market Funds
There are several reasons why people succeed in the world. Some people work really hard, others have had luck. However, there is a group of people who have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams because they saw an opportunity and positioned themselves to take advantage of it.The big question is: What important and practical lessons can we learn from these type of people?Let's examine ju
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Emergency money provides a safety cushion to absorb the unexpected surprises of life. Preservation and liquidity of these funds are of paramount importance. You must be able to access your money immediately when needed. But liquidity and preservation requires purchasing low risk investments…extremely low risk. This translates to accepting low returns…extremely low returns.
In today's economy, keeping cash in money market funds will yield a paltry 1.5%. Checking and savings accounts barely return half that, or 0.75%. Clearly returns on cash savings are limited. A sudden return of inflation to our economy and your emergency stash could actually lose value.
What's a prudent investor to do? Think-outside-the-box as platitudes go…or metaphorically, climb the ladder to success. “Bond ladders" describe the purchase of multiple bonds with staggered maturities. This purchase strategy minimizes interest rate risk and smoothes cash flow.
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Emergency money provides a safety cushion to absorb the unexpected surprises of life. Preservation and liquidity of these funds are of paramount importance. You must be able to access your money immediately when needed. But liquidity and preservation requires purchasing low risk investments…extremely low risk. This translates to accepting low returns…extremely low returns.
In today's economy, keeping cash in money market funds will yield a paltry 1.5%. Checking and savings accounts barely return half that, or 0.75%. Clearly returns on cash savings are limited. A sudden return of inflation to our economy and your emergency stash could actually lose value.
What's a prudent investor to do? Think-outside-the-box as platitudes go…or metaphorically, climb the ladder to success. “Bond ladders" describe the purchase of multiple bonds with staggered maturities. This purchase strategy minimizes interest rate risk and smoothes cash flow.
But ladd
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In today's economy, keeping cash in money market funds will yield a paltry 1.5%. Checking and savings accounts barely return half that, or 0.75%. Clearly returns on cash savings are limited. A sudden return of inflation to our economy and your emergency stash could actually lose value.
What's a prudent investor to do? Think-outside-the-box as platitudes go…or metaphorically, climb the ladder to success. “Bond ladders" describe the purchase of multiple bonds with staggered maturities. This purchase strategy minimizes interest rate risk and smoothes cash flow.
But ladd
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What's a prudent investor to do? Think-outside-the-box as platitudes go…or metaphorically, climb the ladder to success. “Bond ladders" describe the purchase of multiple bonds with staggered maturities. This purchase strategy minimizes interest rate risk and smoothes cash flow.
But ladd
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But laddering can be used for more than just controlling interest rate risk. Savvy investors use bond ladders to substantially increase the liquidity of higher yielding investments. I-Bonds are a perfect vehicle for such a strategy. I-Bonds are a relatively new savings bond issued and backed by the U.S. Treasury. Your money is 100% safe and currently earns 3.39% (twice the rate of six month CDs)!
But here's the catch: I-Bonds can not be sold for one full year after purchase. Investing your entire emergency fund would tie up your money for an entire year. Not exactly the liquidity you need. This is where laddering can help.
Invest just 10% of your money in I-Bonds. This still leaves 90% of your money immediately available from a savings or money market account. One year from now, invest another 10% in I-Bonds. This leaves just 80% in your savings account. But wait. Your first I-Bond is now one year old and can be cashed at any time. You still have immediate access to
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