Comments on: If I Hate Stocks, Where Else Can I Put My Money? http://www.budgetcents.net/2007/12/10/if-i-hate-stocks-where-else-can-i-put-my-money/ Credit Card Deals Brokerage Promos and Money Saving Deals Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: L Boyd http://www.budgetcents.net/2007/12/10/if-i-hate-stocks-where-else-can-i-put-my-money/comment-page-1/#comment-900 L Boyd Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:04:03 +0000 http://www.budgetcents.net/2007/12/10/if-i-hate-stocks-where-else-can-i-put-my-money/#comment-900 Just came across your site and wanted to leave some feedback here re: US Treasury Bonds. I realize this is an year old post but wanted to point something out here that may help some people. I have just heard on the radio that for a short period of time, on a recent day, US T-bills (basically the same as bonds but mature in less than a year) had a NEGATIVE yield while trading in the secondary market. This basically means that some investors were so risk-averse, that they were willing to take less money at some point in the future in exchange for the safety of Treasury's. This is WILD. Now Treasury bond yields are a little higher, as they are more long-term instruments, BUT not much. Risk-aversion is at an all time high right now and it simply cannot last forever. People are not going to accept 3% returns on their money for too long. I highly encourage investors to look into any investment that is short (bearish) Treasury prices. Such as ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Yr (NYSE:TBT). I recently bought some and feel this is about as sure of a thing that one can get in the markets. Just came across your site and wanted to leave some feedback here re: US Treasury Bonds. I realize this is an year old post but wanted to point something out here that may help some people.

I have just heard on the radio that for a short period of time, on a recent day, US T-bills (basically the same as bonds but mature in less than a year) had a NEGATIVE yield while trading in the secondary market. This basically means that some investors were so risk-averse, that they were willing to take less money at some point in the future in exchange for the safety of Treasury’s. This is WILD. Now Treasury bond yields are a little higher, as they are more long-term instruments, BUT not much. Risk-aversion is at an all time high right now and it simply cannot last forever. People are not going to accept 3% returns on their money for too long. I highly encourage investors to look into any investment that is short (bearish) Treasury prices. Such as ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Yr (NYSE:TBT). I recently bought some and feel this is about as sure of a thing that one can get in the markets.

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