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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: hedgehog444   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: is there a lot of risk in Treasury bills now?
Date: 04/14/25 11:35 PM
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I too have moved much of my funds into 1-month and 3-month T-bills. If you are a US person I think the risk is about as low as one can get. Jim has discussed some of the ways that non-US persons can be mis-treated and I won't repeat them. The current sell-off in the bond market is causing long-term rates to go up, which is bad for the USG and those attempting to re-finance debt, but as the 3-month bills are renewed their price will respond to changes to the yield curve. If you could get by putting funds into FDIC-insured bank account(s) that might be a skosh more safe, but you are limited to $250k per SSN per account, which may not be enough to protect all your assets. If we get into a hyper-inflation situation then maybe converting dollars to (mumble) makes sense, but which other currency? It is a scary new world.

Rgds,
HH/Sean
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