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Wizard01475 t1_izqvnuq wrote

I’d like to think I know what I’m looking at. But what am I looking at?

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matt2001 OP t1_izqx59z wrote

Interest rate paid by the government if you buy their treasury bills. You can buy various time frames. I've listed one month, two month and 3 month compared to a 10-year treasury.

We started the year with almost 0% interest and now we are at 4%.. The 10-year treasury bill is paying less than the shorter term treasuries. This often happens before a recession.

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Wizard01475 t1_izrznf6 wrote

Ah…so it’s the yield curve inverting over the year. That makes sense now. Thank you

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xman747x t1_izqz4f4 wrote

buying and selling treasury bills looks very tricky; how would you recommend the process be done?

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matt2001 OP t1_izr0zrr wrote

There are some good YouTube videos on how to do this. It's actually quite easy and safer than buying stocks when interest rates are rising. Especially, if you stay with short term bills. All of the major brokerages allow you to buy treasuries.

I plan on staying in short-term treasuries and wait for longer term interest rates to rise.

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