EE and I Bonds

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Across
  1. 4. The ____ is the same for both EE and I bonds.
  2. 6. guaranteed to never fall below 0
  3. 8. current interest rate of I bonds
  4. 9. the sum of the prior principal and the interest earned in the previous 6 months.
  5. 11. how much the smallest paper I bond cost
  6. 14. the most you can spend on EE or I bonds
  7. 18. how soon you can cash a bond
  8. 19. current interest rate of EE bonds
Down
  1. 1. The only way to buy paper I bonds
  2. 2. when your bond reaches the end of its 30-year term
  3. 3. you choose whether to ____ earnings each year or wait
  4. 5. If you use the money for qualified higher education expenses, you may not have to pay ___ on the earnings.
  5. 7. can be electronic or on paper
  6. 10. have fixed interest rates you know when you buy the bond
  7. 12. where to keep electronic bonds
  8. 13. We guarantee that the value of your new EE bond at 20 years will be ____ what you paid for it.
  9. 15. if you cash in the bond in less than 5 years, you lose the last ___ months of interest
  10. 16. compounded semiannually
  11. 17. earn a fixed rate every 6 months