Rates and Yields for Series EE Bonds, I-Bonds, VIPSX, VBMFX, VFIIX (GNMA or "Ginnie Mae") and VTSMX funds from Vanguard.
On 9/18/09 I sold the last of my explore portfolio position in Vanguard’s GNMA fund (VIIX Charts) to lock in nice gains. If ECRI is wrong and the economy falls into a depression, then we will regret selling these bond funds because they will go higher.
On 10/26/09 I bought $31,250 worth of 5-Year TIPS for the "explore portfolio" in "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" and those are up 1.9% in less than a month as expected inflation surged while ECRI's FIG remains very low.
On 9/18/09 I sold the last of my explore portfolio position in Vanguard’s GNMA fund (VIIX Charts) to lock in nice gains. If ECRI is wrong and the economy falls into a depression, then we will regret selling these bond funds because they will go higher.
On 10/26/09 I bought $31,250 worth of 5-Year TIPS for the "explore portfolio" in "Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter" and those are up 1.9% in less than a month as expected inflation surged while ECRI's FIG remains very low.
| Vanguard Comparison Table | |||
| Vanguard Fund ( | SYMBOL | Yield | YTD |
| GNMA (Currently part of my explore portfolio) | 3.09% | 6.40% | |
| Total Bond Index | 3.30% | 7.02% | |
| Prime Money Market Fund | VMMXX | 0.11% | 0.52% |
| Inflation Protected Security Fund | 0.89% | 12.29% | |
| Total Stock Market Index Fund | 1.78% | 24.08% | |
- New I Bonds currently pay 3.36% for 6 months after purchase with a base rate of 0.30%.
- Series EE bonds now pay 1.20% total rate through April 30, 2010.
These rates for new i-bonds are effective from November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010.
- Best CD Rates: http://verybestcdrates.com/index.html
- Composite Rates for iBonds: http://tinyurl.com/iBondRates
On November 6, 2006 Lakshman Achuthan, managing director of ECRI, said "While the USFIG remains in a cyclical upturn, indicating a further dissipation of any deflation danger, we are not on the verge of an upsurge in U.S. inflation."
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