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.
That means that from the time you buy your savings bond, you can calculate exactly how much it will be worth, five, ten, twenty, or thirty years from now. For Series EE savings bonds issued between May 1st, 1997 and April 30th, 2005, however, this is not the case.