Post #1360 by UpNorthJoe on the Macroeconomic Trends and Risks board

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"That is not correct. You cannot sell them within the first year, true, but you can sell them at any time after that. If you do so within a 5 year window you lose the previous 3 months of interest, which is a not-very-high penalty if you really want to get out."

You are correct. Heck, a few years back, I personally sold an I-Bond before it's maturity date,lol, totally slipped my mind. So that google search I used gave a wrong answer, thanks
for pointing that out to me.

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