TreasuryDirect.gov

TreasuryDirect is the first and only financial services website that lets you buy and redeem securities directly from the U.S. Department of the Treasury in paperless electronic form. You enjoy the flexibility of managing your savings porfolio online as your needs and financial circumstances change – all the time knowing your money is backed by the full faith of the U.S. government.

They offer product information and research across the entire line of Treasury Securities, from Series EE Savings Bonds to Treasury Notes. Our new TreasuryDirect accounts offer Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), and Series I and EE Savings Bonds in electronic form in one convenient account.

You can also purchase Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds and Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) in Legacy Treasury Direct.

 

~Joan Jackson, Publisher, Baby Boomer Resource Center.com

 

Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds and TIPS: New Availability Rates

According to Kiplinger’s Retirement Report (May 2008, p. 10), Treasury notes, bills, bonds and TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) are now available in minimum and multiple amount of $100 USD. Prior to this, the minimum was $1,000 USD. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, this change went into effect on April 7, 2008.

~Joan Jackson, Publisher, The Baby Boomer Resource Center.com