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To: Perspective who wrote (84176)	8/9/2007 11:05:00 AM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

At Scottrade they'll sell you Tbills and Tbonds in 10k increments. It takes a day to settle. I don't know what they charge for this since I tend to hold bond funds in brokerage accounts rather than bonds.

To: Perspective who wrote (84176)	8/9/2007 11:08:36 AM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| 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.<<< You can use brokers funds that are entirely US gov interest, as I am sure you know. Interest on federal obligations (bonds, bills,savings bonds) is exempt from state and local taxes, but taxable as federal income. For such a simple issue, there is a lot of confusion. For example, the AARP web site tells its readers that federal interest is exempt from federal taxes.