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> Recently I learned that the US government offers a little gift called I-bonds, and that this is the month to buy them. Basically an ordinary HNer saw that ar
by 3252624626 4y ago
> Recently I learned that the US government offers a little gift called I-bonds, and that this is the month to buy them.
Basically an ordinary HNer saw that article posted here about I-bonds, and like a typical HNer, probably thinks they're a lot smarter than they actually are, so they went and tried to buy a financial product they didn't fully understand, made a mess of it, and now blames the UI.
- _tom_ 4y agoIf you are familiar, could you post a short explanation? I'm also curious as to why buying in may is too late. Edit: https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ibonds/res_ibonds.htm https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ibonds... Doesn't explain why may is too late.
- 3252624626 4y agoThis is the article the OP read: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31006354 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31006354