Income Beginner: US Savings Bonds

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1.
A friend mentions that his savings bonds are based on the rate of Treasury securities. Your friend owns _______.
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Series EE bonds. Series EE bonds pay 90 percent of the six-month average yield on five-year Treasury securities.
2.
If you invested in a Series EE bond in 1998, you can keep your initial investment earning interest in a tax-sheltered bond until ______.
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2028. Your Series EE bond will earn interest for 30 years.
3.
Series EE bonds, series HH bonds, and series I bonds all offer _______.
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A relatively safe investment. Savings bonds are backed by the US government and can provide a relatively safe instrument that helps provide stability to your investment portfolio.
4.
If you lose a savings bond, which of the following documents is the least likely to help you replace it?
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Your library card. If you lose your savings bond, the government will often replace it if you can provide the serial number, issuance date, address, and Social Security number of the owner.
5.
Jan owns $3,300 worth of series EE bonds that will mature soon. She can _______.
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Redeem her bonds, but she can no longer exchange them for Series HH bonds. Series HH bonds have not been available for sale or exchange since 2004.
6.
You can replace a lost savings bond by sending the appropriate form to _______.
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The US Bureau of Public Debt. If you lose a savings bond, you can request Form PDF 1048 from a participating bank, credit union, or Federal Reserve bank, complete it, and return it to the Division of Transactions and Rulings of the US Bureau of Public Debt.