This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Here's Your Money Briefing for Thursday, October 17th. I'm J.R.

The end of newly issued paper I Bonds is just around the corner. Beginning Jan. 1, you no longer will be able to buy up to an extra $5,000 in paper I Bonds with your tax refund, according to news from ...

So many investors are rushing online to buy Series I savings bonds and lock in a rate of 9.62% ahead of an October 28 deadline that a U.S. Treasury Department website selling the securities crashed.