But with the inflation rate rising and the stock market shaky, even the most optimistic investors are finding it hard to be cheerful. Unless, that is, they own inflation-adjusted Savings Bonds, or I Bonds.

Sandra Block
USA Today

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May - October 2012 I Bond Rate 5/1/2012
As expected, the new I bond rate for May 2012 is a composite rate of 2.20%.The composite rate reflects the 1.1% in CPI-U for the September-March...
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