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Article #665Re: Buying T-bills
From: J M
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:01
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:01
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<bearclaw@cruller.invalid> wrote in message news:bearclaw-0CE6AF.20380903072006@news.supernews.com... > The individual investor can buy T-bills at auction through the website > > <https://www.treasurydirect.gov>. > > The securities are issued in 4, 13, or 26-week maturities. Minimum > investment is $1,000. > > I'm thinking of investing in these. Does anyone have any advice pro or > con? Thanks in advance. I've heard criticisms of their lack of security features that some users may take for granted. For example, supposedly if you go online to update your address, you won't receive any written confirmation.
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