Get Treasurydirect Fs 4000 2010

The U.S. Treasury Department gives you a guarantee that your EE bonds will reach maturity in 20 years.

The Treasury guarantees that your savings bond will reach face value in 20 years.

Fill out FS Form 1048 (download or order). Take the filled-out form to your financial institution and have your signature certified according to the instructions on the form. Mail the completed form to: Treasury Retail Securities Services. P.O. Box 214.

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The U.S. Treasury Department gives you a guarantee that your EE bonds will reach maturity in 20 years. However, some reach maturity sooner depending on their built-in interest rate. Before you move to cash in your bonds, check the issue date. You can't cash them in within one year of issue.

Treasury securities are extremely stable investments backed by the federal government. They return a very steady guaranteed rate and you don't have to pay state or local taxes on the returns, though the rates of return are very low and are often comparable to what you can get in a savings account or a CD.

With a Series EE bond, you would buy a bond with a face value of $50 for just $25. The Series EE is also inflation-adjusted but after 20 years, you are guaranteed it'll be worth $50 no matter what. It could reach that amount earlier if inflation grows considerably.

TreasuryDirect works really well if you intend to buy and hold until maturity since there is no way to sell your treasuries through them. Something else to be aware of is the TreasuryDirect website: it's security is a little overkill.

Treasuries are debt obligations issued and backed by the full faith and credit of the US government. Because they are considered to have low credit or default risk, they generally offer lower yields relative to other bonds.

A TreasuryDirect account gives you the ability to buy, manage, and redeem eligible Treasury securities via the Internet. By accessing your account with your unique account number and password, you can perform transactions on securities of which you have control. Minor accounts are not available in entity accounts.