Savings bonds facts

What are the current earnings of my US savings bonds?

The current earnings of US savings bonds are the rate the US savings bonds will receive in the current 6 month earnings period of the US savings bonds. The earnings period of a U S saving bond varies from U S saving bond to U S savings bond. The US savings bonds current earnings rate is not a predictor of future performance of the U S savings bond beyond the current earning period of the U S savings bond. The US savings bond current earnings rate tells the US savings bond owner what is happening now, not after the current earnings period of the US savings bond. To assess future performance of US savings bonds, it is best to use the US savings bond informer rating system which rates each US savings bond for the next 2 to 5 years.

How did my US savings bonds perform in the last 12 months?

Many US savings bonds investors like to evaluate their investments at least once a year. Determining how a particular US savings bond or the entire US savings bonds portfolio performed over the previous 12 months period tells the US savings bond owner of the actual recent performance of the US savings bond.

When will my US savings bonds reach face value?

When the US savings bonds will reach their face US savings bonds values depends on when the US savings bonds were purchased. The US savings bonds could reach their US savings bonds face values in 5 years, 7 years, 10 years, 12 years, or longer. The length of time the US savings bonds will reach US savings bonds face values depend on the purchase price of the US savings bonds and the interest rates assigned to a particular US savings bond.

The date that your US savings bonds reach the end of the original US savings bond maturity period is most important. This because at the end of the original US savings bond maturity period, the US savings bond will be worth at least face value. At the time the US savings bond enters an extended US savings bond maturity period.

What is the total interest earned on my US savings bonds?

If US savings bonds owners cash all of their US savings bonds at one time, the amount of US savings bonds cash outs would have to be reported as interest income from US savings bonds. The tax brackets of the US savings bonds owners then determine how much the US savings bonds owners pay in taxes.