The love affair with I bonds may be over.
Two years ago, investors looking for refuge from the stock market’s unpredictability rushed to the security of inflation-protected I bonds when the rate jumped to an all-time high of 9.62 percent.
But then inflation began to wane, pushing down I bond rates. The Treasury Department announced this week a new rate of 4.28 percent, a drop from 5.27 percent.


