The Safety Dance >> Treasury Bills in a brokerage account

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Normally you would have to buy t-bills through broker / dealers or thru treasury direct. So most people settle for bond funds. But bond funds never reach maturity and hold more than one bond.

T-bills are considered nearly free of default risk because they are fully backed by the U.S. government. And it currently yields 3.38%. 

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