TreasuryDirect is a government owned website that allows you to purchase electronic securities directly from the United States Treasury. You can buy bonds, treasury bills, notes and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).

The TreasuryDirect website was set-up a few years ago by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt in order to streamline the process of buying government securities, and I must say, the TreasuryDirect website looks good and easy to navigate.

There is a lot of information available on their website, including a research center which allows you to get the information you need to base your investing decisions on.

Government bonds, for example, are generally very low risk since they are secured by the U.S. government (however, there is always some risk with any investment).

Bonds are a good way to hedge against an increase in interest rates because as interest rates rise, so do the interest rates offered on bonds. With interest rates tipped to increase for a while to come, bonds may be a good investment in this climate.

Go to TreasuryDirect.gov.

Popularity: 12% [?]