9.75% Annualized Return, Guaranteed by the US Government

How would you like an investments with the following features:
1. A 9.75% annualized return on your money
2. A very short term investment
3. Guaranteed by the United States Government
4. No minimum investment
5. An easily transferable investment with no registration
6. The investment will never go down in value

So what is this great investment? It's the Forever Stamp, the stamp issued by the US Post Office that will cover one ounce of postage, no matter how high the price of postage rises, even if the price goes to $5 per ounce. Currently, the price for the first ounce is 41 cents. However, on May 12, the price will go up by one cent to 42 cents, an increase of 2.44% over the next three months. But you can lock in the price per ounce, forever, at 41 cents. So if you buy the Forever Stamps now, you will lock in a gain of 2.44% for a quarter of a year, or 9.75% on an annualized basis. If you pay a lot of bills by mail, have a small company that does a lot of mailouts, or you are part of an organization that sends out monthly newsletters, then maybe it is appropriate to load up on these stamps.

If you missed my Six Ways to Save on Postage article that I wrote last year, you should check it out.

By Fred Fuld at Stockerblog.com