US Treasury Bills are a great less risky investments. One of the main reasons I like to invest in these are due to it's liquidity.
What I mean is, these bills don't require you to hold them for long periods of time. One of the bills is as short as 4 weeks.
Think of it as a monthly loan to the government.
Three things you need to know to before you can invest in US Treasury Bills
- Go to the Treasury Direct and create and account.
- You will have to bid on a Treasury Note
- You can bid for a bill in two ways:
- Non-Competitive Bid
- I invest in Non-Competitive because you are guaranteed to receive the bill you want, and in the full amount you want.
- Competitive Bid
- This is more tough and often requires more research. Since this is already a low paying interest investment I don't like spending more time than I need to.
- Non-Competitive Bid
- If you want to learn more details on the two types of bidding Click Here.
- You can bid for a bill in two ways:
- Bills are sold in increments of $100. The minimum purchase is $100.
This is an easy investment and doesn't require a lot of capital to get started.