Q&A: Which retail savings bond option is best for a beginner?

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Q&A: Which retail savings bond option is best for a beginner?
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The decision between inflation-linked and fixed-rate bonds is down to how fearful you are of inflation

Q: My question on government retail savings bonds is two-pronged:

Given the halt in economic activity over the last two months, inflation has likely dropped and so that might have an impact on our inflation-linked bonds. This does not mean that fixed-rate bonds aren’t as good if the nominal rate we offer is significantly higher than inflation, as has been the case for most of the history of retail bonds.

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