I-Bonds For Inflation Protection: Why Own Them, How They Work, How To Buy Them, Pros & Cons

<p>Series I Savings Bonds, also known as I-bonds, are offered by the US Treasury as a way to protect the purchasing power of your money from being eroded by inflation.</p> <p>This is protection many investors want badly right now, as inflation has roared back to life over the past year and a half. After decades most spent under 2%, as of the time of this recording, the official Consumer Price Index, or CPI, is currently at a 41-year high of 8.6% annualized:</p> <p>The way that I-bonds defend against this is they earn a monthly interest rate that’s usually higher than the CPI. So their return beats or comes quite close to the officially-reported inflation rate.</p> <p>In this video, we explain what I-bonds are, how they work, what their benefits are & how to buy them. <a href="https://youtu.be/efDIvlbgwDo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/efDIvlbgwDo</a></p>

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