Consumers have a hard time telling a genuine egg from a fake one. This is good news for unscrupulous entrepreneurs, who are even conducting three-day courses in the production of artificial eggs for less than S$150. A reporter with Hong Kong-based Chinese magazine East Week enrolled in one such course.
Series I bonds are sold at face value and mature after 30 years. Redemption rules are the same with Series I bonds as Series EE bonds. Series I bonds earn interest at a rate of 1.94% through Oct. 31, 2014.
Investing for Beginners. Have you ever wondered why different Series EE savings bonds mature at different dates? For example, the EE bonds issued in 1981 and 1982 took only eight years to reach full face value, yet the same EE bonds issued in 2003 took twenty years to reach face value. These drastically different maturity dates are the result of the rate of interest earned on each Series EE bond when it is issued.