how long does it taKE FOR a government bond to mature?
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It depends on the government bond. If it series EE you need to wait 6 months before you can cash it in at purchase value.\nExample a $50 bond you get $25 after 6 months.\nMost bonds mature in 10 years. I hope that answers your question.
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3 year - 3 years to maturity\n\ncallable - the company can call back the bond.  The terms are usually given in the prospectus, but it gives the company an option if interest rates drop a bit.  Then, they call the bond and reissue (if necessary) new ones at a lower rate\n\nfloating-rate - The coupon rate will float based on some given terms, usually tied to LIBOR or some other generally acceptable rate\n\nsenior - These notes have a higher priority on the assets of the firm on a default than the junior/subordinated notes.
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The answer is not simple, it depends on when it was issued.  There is a website for information on savings bonds, it is www.savingsbonds.gov.  I went through and found the following link which you should be able to research and find the information you are looking for.\n\nhttp://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savinvst.htm
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you make out the required paper work and it is sent to you.  It shouldn't take longer than 10-12 days, but then again who is to say how fast the governement responds to your request?  I once had a request taken care of IMMEDIATELY and I fainted dead away.
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depends on the office.  Most is 4 years, for things such as President of U.S.\nSenator is longer I believe.
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You can buy them through many investment firms: Schwab, Vanguard, eTrade, etc.  There are many bonds that their rates/mature-period vary somewhat.  Some are also tax-free, others are not.\n\nYou could go to vanguard.com to do some (free) research.  Or you could visit Schwab office, and someone would be happy to go over that with you.
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For Bonds Issued November 1982 Through February 1993: \n\nThese bonds begin earning interest on a fixed graduated scale that starts at 4.16% at six months and increases during the first five years to reach a guaranteed minimum rate at five years. Bonds with issue dates of November 1986 through February 1993 have a guaranteed minimum rate of 6% per year, compounded semiannually, for their 12-year original maturity period. Bonds with issue dates of November 1982 through October 1986 have a guaranteed minimum rate of 7.5% per year, compounded semiannually, for their 10-year original maturity period. These bonds are eligible for market-based rates once they're held for five years.
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about 170 years.\n(167 to be exact)
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They can change interest rates and buy/sell bonds on the open market.  I don't remember the last.  They probably use bonds the most often because the government uses that to finance itself.
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They will continue to accrue interest for 30 years after the date posted on the front of the bond. If you go to www.savingsbond.gov you can enter the date posted on the bond and find out the exact current value of the bond. Good Luck
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like a week\n\n:> peace\n.
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As of March 31st, $526,501 million in bonds were outstanding and held by the public. How much of that is held by foreign people is unknown.
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The U.S. govt sells Treasury Bonds to individuals, mutual funds, foreign governments -- anybody who wants to invest money in a very safe investment at a modest interest rate.  The U.S. has to pay interest to those bond investors in exchange for getting to use their money in its budget.
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Government Bonds 10 yr.
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Officially in 1933, but it started to fade during the Woodrow Wilson Presidency with the formation of the Federal Reserve.\n\nHope that helps...\n\n- Optimum Motorworks
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http://toolsformoney.com/bond_calculator.htm
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The answer may surprise you. Seven years was usually considered enough for almost any record. That said, a nonprofit with a federal government contract was recently penalized hundreds-of-thousands of dollars when the feds came to do an audit of their contract 10 years later and no records existed. I don't know how that resolved. If they were smart they hired a good lawyer and fought hard.\n\nThe bottom-line, it has put those of us wih government contracts on notice to re-examine our retention policies and with no clear guidelines to work with. Note, however, that some contracts will state retention requirements explicitly.