A peculiarity of the tax code gives fund investors an advantage over bond investors. Say a bond comes out at par and sinks to ...

The U.S. Treasury Department is evaluating upgrades to its bond buyback program, following a recent bout of market volatility ...

I bonds earn interest that helps your savings keep pace with the rising cost of living. Starting May 1, the composite ...

Financial markets are in a state of chaos right now. That shouldn't affect your long-term posture. Stocks are a good ...

Treasury bonds, aka T-bonds, are long-term investments sold by the U.S. government. You buy them, get interest payments every six months for 20 or 30 years, then get the face value of the bonds ...

Yet a look at early data suggests that instead of a sudden boycott of Treasury auctions, foreigners so far have been simply ...

The U.S. Treasury sells its notes, bonds, and bills through the TreasuryDirect website. Sales are done through competitive or non-competitive bidding with a minimum purchase of $100, with bidding ...

You can see the history of both parts of the I bond rate here. The variable rate is based on inflation and stays the same for six months after your purchase date, regardless of the Treasury's next ...

Mortgage lenders pay close attention to those yields because they represent the general cost of borrowing money over the long ...

My take: Cash, or Treasury bills or short-term bonds - such as you can buy through low-cost funds such as the Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF BSV or Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Bond ETF VGSH ...