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To: robert b furman who wrote (24179)	1/5/2016 9:02:20 PM
From: JimisJim	2 Recommendations Recommended By E_K_S Fast Eddie Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 34328

Bob, I'm not being snippy about this -- hard to convey in text -- but it took me 10 seconds of Googling to find this: treasurydirect.gov -- everything any individual investor might want to know about T-bills/bonds, etc. straight from the Tsy. Depts. mouth... you should be able to find the answers you seek there... good luck! FWIW, people I know who buy these things ALL advocate building/buying a 5-10 year "ladder", i.e., buy X amt. in year 1 of the T-bills you want (say 5 yr. or 10 yr.), repeat in years 2-X (where X is the term of the bills you are buying)... then when the 1st year's purchase matures, use the proceeds to buy another one 5-10 years out (depending on how long a ladder you want to build)... i.e., buy a 5-yr. bill in yr. one, the next year buy another 5-yr. bill, etc. until your first one matures and then begin the rinse/repeat cycle... the strategy takes some risk out of changing interest rates up or down and minimizes risk while also taking advantage when rates are going your way.