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To: GraceZ who wrote (84171)	8/9/2007 10:51:06 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

i've been getting 5.05% in my internet HSBC account....don't remember the minimum balance, but i'm pretty sure it was very low, like $10k or something like that if it weren't for the 2 day transfer time, i would move my brokerage account cash there as well

To: GraceZ who wrote (84171)	8/9/2007 10:53:11 AM
From: Perspective	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

Problem is that unless it's actually the Tbills themselves, the state of Oregon takes a big chunk of the interest. Drops a 5% yield to a 4.5% yield real fast. And there's zero reason why I shouldn't be able to hold it in Tbills. They're supposedly supremely liquid and riskless, but Interactive Brokers has a minimum $1M block size, and Treasury Direct ties you up for 45 days! I guess I could work on setting up a rolling schedule of 52 week Tbills, having only 1/8 of my bills parked at Treasury Direct at any given moment. But I suspect there's a simpler solution. BC