Comments on: Pull the Plug on T-Bill Purchases

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Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:46:10 +0000

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The Finance Journey » Interesting Posts From Elsewhere 06-21-2007 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:45:18 +0000

[...] at The Sun’s Financial Diary talks about Pulling the Plug On Tbill Purchases. The rates for these have really plummeted lately and he has some nice charts illustrating [...]

By: Sun

Sun — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:05:56 +0000

Yes, right now T-bill doesn’t seem to be the best option for short term investing. The reason I use HSBC is that it’s the bank that I linked to TreasuryDirect a long time ago, when I only have HSBC and Emigrant Direct. You’re right, it would be much easier to link FNBO and TreasuryDirect to avoid the loss of interests, but I want to see what the rate will be after the promotion period. If the rate goes back to 5.24%, the pre-promotion level, then to me IGoBanking will be a better choice.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:45:23 +0000

I stopped my 28-day T-Bill ladder last week. You mention that your money will be going to HSBC. Why not log onto Treasury Direct and have your current T-Bills redemptions sent directly to FNBO. BTW, its too late to change this week’s redemption, but there’s plenty of time for your other three T-Bills.