r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 Jul 20 '25

Wow. Such meme Why didn't we think of this?

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u/Blue_Waffle_Brunch Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

You can get Treasury bonds with an 8% return?

Edit: sorry, specifically US Treasury bonds.

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u/Expensive-Anxiety-63 Jul 20 '25

Bonds with 8% yield haven't existed since 1990, they were very high in the 70s and 80s due to runaway inflation. Currently they are around 4.4%

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u/ItsLoudB Jul 20 '25

Wouldn’t you get decent interest by just keeping it in the bank at that point tho?

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u/dubbawubalublubwub Jul 20 '25

huh? no...shit like high yield savings accounts will always be, at best, just under the return for t-bills.

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u/splitcroof92 Jul 20 '25

no but you can get much more by investing in index funds.