I Bonds Resources

TreasuryDirect
In Depth information about I Bonds, including Calculating Interest Rates.
Savings Bond Calculator
This TreasuryDirect online calculator is good for showing the value of any number of I Bonds for one point in time. Click Get Started to go directly to the calculator.
I Bond Monthly Calculator
I've created an Excel file that computes the same value growth history as do these web pages. It has the advantage that you can enter the size of your I Bond; you're not limited to the sizes on this web site. I Bond Portfolio Calculator calculates the values for an entire porfolio of I Bonds each month for a year.
Bogleheads‘s Wiki I Savings Bonds
Explanation of I Bonds including How interest is calculated. In 2010 Mel Lindauer, one of the original Bogleheads, wrote four columns on Forbes about I Bonds: column 1, column 2, column 3, column 4. Also the forum on Bogleheads.org has many topics dealing with I Bonds.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Monthly not seasonally adjusted CPI-U for past few years shown on this web page. The I Bond semi-annual Inflation Rates equal the change in the CPI-U between March and September. For example, the 4.81% semi-annual inflation rate effective May 1, 2022 represents the increase from September 2021's 274.310 to March 2022's 287.504.
Backdoor to Paper Savings Bonds
After 12/31/2011 the Treasury will no longer issue I Bonds in paper form, except using a tax refund. This article explains how to do it.
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Index Ratios
Another web site I designed which shows the index ratios used to adjust TIPS principal for changes in the CPI.
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