The Money Farm Team

Bonds, also known as fixed-income instruments, are one of the most common asset classes that individual investors are familiar with, alongside stocks (equities) and cash equivalents. How do you profit from bonds? Individual investors purchase bonds directly with the intention of holding them until they mature and profiting from the interest. They can also invest […]

T-Notes are Treasury notes that pay a fixed rate of interest every six months until they mature. Two, three, five, seven, and ten-year notes are available. TreasuryDirect is where you can purchase our notes. You can also acquire them via a bank or a broker. (In Legacy Treasury Direct, which is being phased down, we

The interest payments on 10-year Treasury notes and other federal government securities are tax-free in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. They are, however, nevertheless taxed at the federal level. The US Treasury offers 10-year T-notes and shorter-term T-notes, as well as T-bills and bonds, directly through the TreasuryDirect website via competitive or

T-bills, or Treasury notes, are sold for a variety of durations ranging from a few days to 52 weeks. Bills are usually sold at a discount from the par amount (also known as face value); they are only seldom sold at the same price as the par amount. You get paid the par amount of

Until they mature, Treasury bonds pay a fixed rate of interest every six months. They are available with a 20-year or 30-year term. TreasuryDirect is where you may buy Treasury bonds from us. You can also acquire them via a bank or a broker. (In Legacy Treasury Direct, which is being phased out, we no

TreasuryDirect, the U.S. government’s site for buying U.S. Treasuries, allows you to purchase short-term Treasury bills. Short-term Treasury notes are also available for purchase and sale through a bank or a broker. If you don’t plan on holding your Treasuries until they mature, you’ll have to sell them through a bank or broker. What is

Until they mature, Treasury bonds pay a fixed rate of interest every six months. They are available with a 20-year or 30-year term. TreasuryDirect is where you may buy Treasury bonds from us. You can also acquire them via a bank or a broker. (In Legacy Treasury Direct, which is being phased out, we no

Municipal bonds (sometimes referred to as “munis”) are fixed-income investments that offer better after-tax returns than comparable taxable corporate or government issues. Interest paid on municipal bonds is generally excluded from federal taxes and, in some cases, state and local taxes as well. Is it wise to invest in tax-free bonds? Municipal bonds are an

In TreasuryDirect, adding a secondary owner or beneficiary to securities registered in single ownership form is simple. You can make changes to securities in your Current Holdings, but not to savings bonds in your Gift Box. To add a secondary owner, securities in a Conversion Linked Account (CLA) must first be moved to a main

A surety bond, at its most basic level, obligates the surety to pay a specified sum of money to the obligee if the principal fails to fulfill a contractual duty. Surety bonds are widely used by government entities, but they can also be used by commercial and professional parties. Surety bonds assist principals, often small