US Treasury Bonds
Discussions center on recommendations for buying US Treasury bonds, I Bonds, and similar securities, including debates on their risks, yields, comparisons to cash, and impacts of interest rate changes.
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can you give me a recommendation on bonds? in particular us treasury bonds.
Bonds when interest rates are near zero?
or you're like.. buying a short term bond?
Can someone explain the basics? Why buy a bond if it loses money? Why not hold cash?
I Bonds are the closest thing I can think of.
Money will come pouring into bonds? Trying to understand the reasoning for buying bonds.
If you're in the USA, look into Series I Bonds.
Yes, and if you hold it for the 10 year term, you do get the money back, plus a small amount of interest. The problem is that now, you can buy bonds with a shorter term that provide higher interest rates. Thus to sell the old bonds now, you have to sell them for less than you paid for them so that the return on them becomes competitive with buying a new bond.
I lost money on treasury bonds when interest rates increased, where's my bailout?
Why treasuries and bonds are purchased ?