Savings bonds have a low-risk, low-reward structure that benefits patient investors. See what to consider before investing.

According to TreasuryDirect, purchases of savings bonds are generally issued to accounts “within one business day of the purchase date.” And if you buy a bond on a non-business day, it will be ...

The only way to buy I-bonds electronically is by setting up an account on the U.S. Treasury retail website, TreasuryDirect.gov. From there, you’ll be able to buy electronic I-bonds in $25 ...

You may purchase U.S. Savings Bonds through TreasuryDirect when you set up a Payroll Savings Plan. Here, you decide which type of bond you want to invest in and for how much.

An unprecedented number of savers trying to buy inflation-protected I bonds — which pay a guaranteed 9.62 percent — are still crashing a Treasury Department website. You can put as much as ...

Using a tax refund to directly buy I Bonds is the only way you can buy paper savings bonds; otherwise, you can buy I Bonds online through TreasuryDirect.gov. Paper I Bonds are issued in ...

Many savers will buy I Bonds in late October in a last-minute crush to lock up extraordinary ... More than $24 billion in I Bonds were sold via TreasuryDirect during this year through Oct. 14, ...

Limits on investment. There are limits on how much you can invest. One person can buy up to $10,000 worth of bonds a year, with an additional $5,000 allowed if they use a tax refund for the purchase.

The TreasuryDirect website is facing long delays as Americans race to buy US Series I savings bonds before rates reset at the end of the month. One of this year’s best-performing investments, I ...

However, electronic bonds can only be cashed in on TreasuryDirect. When redeeming savings bonds, owners have the option to cash out part or all of a bond. But the Treasury requires that owners ...

For example, you could buy a bond for $100, and it would be worth $200 when redeemed after a certain period. ... There are two ways to buy savings bonds: Online at TreasuryDirect.gov.

If you buy I Bonds before the end of April, you'd start out with an annualized rate of 6.89% that would apply for six months after buying the bond.