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OK, I’m Cancelling My T-Bill Purchase

Posted by Sun on September 20, 2006 (3) Comment

Yesterday's auction set the lastest yeild of 4-week T-Bill at 4.721%, dipped 3 basis points from last week's rate. After examining recent yield moves, I feel that we would be better of if we shift the cash currently invested in 4-week T-Bills to our savings account at EmigrantDirect, which pays 5.15% APY.
I will keep [...]

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2006 4-Week T-Bill Rates

Posted by Sun on September 19, 2006 (1) Comment

 
After peaking at 5.227% APY on August 8th, the yield of 4-week T-Bill has been on the decline. The auction of last Tuesday set the latest rate at 4.757%.
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Stop. You Exceeded The Limits!

Posted by Sun on August 28, 2006 (0) Comment

No, this is not for speeding, but for online transfers at my HSBC account.
I got a letter from HSBC tonight dated last Thursday, August 24th. The letter says my savings account at HSBC has a limit of six “preauthorized, automatic, computer or telephone transfer” in any month, calendar or statement cycle month and I [...]

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2006 4-Week T-Bill Rates

Posted by Sun on August 21, 2006 (0) Comment

Last week’s 4-Week T-Bill auction set the latest rate at 5.166%, a slight dip from previous two auctions, but still higher than the rate at EmigrantDirect which pays 5.15% for savings account. So far, we have enjoyed an upward swing of the 4-Week T-Bill rates, up from 4.00% at the beginning of the year to [...]

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More T-Bill Purchases

Posted by Sun on August 11, 2006 (0) Comment

Now I buy $3000 of 4-week Treasury bills every week.
I have been purchasing $2000 of 4-week T-bills weekly since since April after reading a discussion on Morningstar.com about the rate of 4-week T-bill and the rate of online savings account. At that time the two were every close, but since T-bill is exempted from state [...]

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