How do I buy Treasury Bonds through Schwab?

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SGOV is solid.

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so he only has 2k to invest. SGOV gives him 1.45%

he is better off gambling and having fun.

he needs to up the money and just put it in a T-bill and get over 4%.

It's real simple

Under trade tab click bonds

It has different YTM and duration.

Click on what you like and list of bonds sorted by YTM show up

There is min max in increments of $1,000

Select one that is 1 to whatever all the way to the left is a buy button

Then like any market order buy sale at limit or market price

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Edit: I have a Citi Accelarate account getting 3.4% too if it's not even worth fooling with the bonds

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1% on $5k not much but I buy bonds all the time recently and has been super easy

I have not sold any yet just had one mature

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The 30 day yield is 4.17% but that is 4.17% over an entire year right?

Like a 6 month t bill is at 4.17% but you would only get 2.85% yield correct?

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Yep expressed as annual so really

4.17% * 1/12

If you want to stick with your claim that SGOV will pay out 1.45% or less this year, I'll be happy to make a ban bet.

The OP simply wanted to earn 4% annualized over the next six months. SGOV, USFR, TFLO, and any number of short-term treasury ETFs and money market funds (FDLXX, SWVXX, VMFXX, TOIXX) will do that. They will also offer greater liquidity if there's a need to pull money out before the six month period is up.

Now if the OP would like to lock in a high rate over the next 3-5 years, we can have a different discussion about buying individual treasury bonds.

like i said lil buddy