Let's Talk Series I Bonds

Dear Amor,

There are four steps to investing in the stock market. 

1. Choose your brokerage firm
2. Choose your investment account
3. Set-up your contributions
4. Choose your assets

If you want to buy Series I bonds, the steps look a little different but before I tell you how to buy them, let's talk about why you would buy them. 

Series I Bonds, are savings bonds that are 100% backed by the U.S. government and are designed to protect your money from inflation. This security earns interest based on both a fixed rate and a rate that is set twice a year based on inflation. Right now with inflation, being high you can earn 9.62% back from Series I bonds. 

Sounds good, right? Here are some things to keep in mind:

• When you buy Series I bonds, you can not sell them for one year. This means your Emergency Fund should remain in your high-yield savings account. 
• The maximum purchase of digital Series I bonds is $10,000 per person/social security number. 
• Unlike stocks, Series I bonds can never lose value since the interest rate can not go below 0%. 
• Series I Bonds are a great choice for short-term savings goals like a house down payment for a home or a car purchase not so much for retirement. 
• You do not have to pay state or local taxes on the interest earned from your Series I Bonds when you cash them out, but you WILL have to pay federal taxes. 

So now let's talk about HOW to buy Series I Bonds:

1. Go to TreasuryDirect.gov
2. Open an account (watch this video)
3. Log-in to your Account
4. Click "Buy Direct" from the top blue bar
5. Go to "Saving Bonds" and select Series I
6. Decide a purchase amount and purchase frequency
7. Review your purchase 
8. Celebrate... you just purchased Series I Bonds

If you got questions, feel free to reply back to this email or send me a DM on Instagram. The more of us talking dinero the better! 

Todo con tiempo,

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