Buy T-Bills and Bonds Online
Dateline: 06/01/00
The Bureau of the Public Debt is one of the few government agencies that lists making money among its missions. Through the sale of T-bills, bonds and savings bonds, the Bureau of the Public Debt raises money for government operations and monitors government indebtedness.
Now, with its TreasuryDriect Web Site, the Bureau of the Public Debt combines E-government and E-commerce to allow Internet investors from individual to banks buy T-bills and bonds using a credit card or electronic bank transfer.
The secured system requires opening an Investor Account, but once setup, investors can not only buy T-bills and bonds online, they can access complete account management services, and get information on the Treasury Buyback Program plus almost instant data on auction results.
Internet users can also buy U.S. Savings Bonds online from the Bureau of the Public Debt's Savings Bond Connection Web site.
Finally, you can make yourself feel better about your credit card debt by getting a daily total of the U.S. public debt to the penny. (Current -- 05/30/2000 -- $5,663,460,034,184.96) That's pretty serious money, but it's actually going down.
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Savings Bond Wizard Software
Helps you manage your savings bond inventory on your PC. It's a downloadable program that allows you to maintain an inventory of your bonds and determine the current redemption value, earned interest, and other information. From the Bureau of the Public Debt.
What are T-bills and savings bonds, and why should you invest in them? From the Bureau of the Public Debt.
Been thinking about investing in bonds but were not sure how to proceed. Let Bonds/Fixed Income Guide Claire Mencke show you the ropes.
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