U.S. savings bonds
Series EE and I Bonds, electronic purchases, ownership, redemption, taxes and recordkeeping.
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Clear explanations of U.S. Treasury securities, savings bonds, market prices, taxes and credit research. Start with a question and follow the primary sources.
Savings bonds and Treasury access
Understand the rules before the rates
Learn how non-marketable U.S. savings bonds differ from securities traded through a broker.
I Bonds explained
Composite rates, the fixed and inflation components, annual limits, issue months and early redemption.
Understand I BondsSeries EE savings bonds
Fixed-rate interest, the 20-year doubling provision, maturity, redemption and taxes.
Explore EE BondsTreasuryDirect guide
What the official TreasuryDirect.gov service does, account basics, auctions and safe account access.
Learn about TreasuryDirectTreasury and government securities
Follow cash flows, inflation and auctions
The U.S. Treasury market
Treasury bills, notes, bonds, TIPS, FRNs, public auctions and secondary-market trading.
Explore Treasury securitiesTIPS explained
Inflation-adjusted principal, real coupons, deflation, market prices, taxes and I Bond differences.
Read the TIPS guideMunicipal bonds
General obligation and revenue bonds, tax exemptions, credit research, calls and EMMA documents.
Understand municipal bondsThe Treasury yield curve
How maturities and yields form a curve, common shapes, inversion and interpretation limits.
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Bond basics
Principal, coupon, maturity, prices, yields, issuers and cash flows in plain English.
Start with the basicsBond prices and yields
Interest-rate changes, premiums, discounts, duration, yield to maturity and an interactive example.
Learn the price mechanicsBond risks explained
Interest-rate, credit, liquidity, inflation, call, reinvestment and fund risks.
Review the risk checklistCorporate bond analysis
Cash flow, leverage, interest coverage, ratings, covenants, seniority and spreads.
Use the research frameworkU.S. bond taxes
Federal and state treatment, savings bonds, municipal interest, discounts, premiums and funds.
Read the tax guideBonds, stocks and ETFs
Ownership, return sources, fund structure, maturity, diversification, fees and risk.
Compare the structuresFixed-income glossary
Plain-English definitions of essential Treasury, savings bond and market terminology.
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