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