Investing in T-Bills, Treasury Notes, Treasury Bonds, and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

These types of government-issued securities are essentially risk-free because the purchaser is lending the U.S. government money that is guaranteed to be repaid when the security matures. However, if you sell the government-issued security on the secondary market before maturity, you could lose money. Also, if the U.S. government defaults, your loan may not be repaid. Although, this is extremely unlikely.

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