How to Buy 30 Year U.S. Bonds
30 year U.S. bonds have made a remarkable comeback in the financial world as a preferred method for long-term investors to give loans to the government. Buying these long-term bonds, which are also known as T-bonds or Treasury bonds, can be extremely attractive to you as an investor, because they are so liquid on the secondary market.
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Use the secondary market, which consists of brokerage houses and various stock exchanges, to buy 30 year U.S. bonds. By using a qualified bond broker or dealer, you will be able to bid on new and old issues, and potentially find a great deal that could offset whatever fees and commissions you will have to pay for these services.
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Purchase new issue 30 year bonds from a bank or financial institution that you patronize and trust. Many banks offer programs to their preferred customers that may significantly reduce or eliminate fees and commissions.
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Buy 30 year U.S. bonds directly from the Treasury Department by logging onto the TreasuryDirect website and creating an account (see Resources below). With a minimum bond investment of $25, you will be able to select from a variety of T-bonds, have the ability to monitor the price of each bond, keep track of its maturity and even sell or trade your bond when the time is right.
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Get your 30 year bonds directly from the Federal Reserve. You can log onto the official website of the Federal Reserve Board to locate the branch that is nearest to you (see Resources below). Once again, this is a good method to use if you want to avoid paying unnecessary fees and commissions.
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Consider an online trading service such as Fidelity.com, which can help you purchase bonds conveniently from your computer, and usually for a fraction of the cost of more conventional brokerage houses (see Resources below).
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Tips & Warnings
30 year bonds were discontinued by the U.S. government in October 2001 so that the national debt could be repaid by budget surpluses. Due to pressure from long-term investors, however, the 30 year T-bond was re-introduced in February 2006.
