Auction Schedule for US Treasury Securities: One way the US government finances its debt is by the sale of marketable Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS - more info) to the public. Individual investors, through the US Treasury (www.treasurydirect.gov) or their bank and brokerage accounts, have the opportunity to participate in U.S. Treasury note, bill, bond and TIPS auctions without commissions for new issues.

In every issue of The Retirement Advisor Newsletter we cover upcoming US Treasury Auctions with a more complete auction calendar. We also give our estimate for rates for 3 month bills to 30-year bonds plus 5-, 10- and 20-year TIPS.

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Upcoming Auctions

Security Term	CUSIP Number	Auction Date	Issue Date	Maturity Date
91-day Bill	912795S77	10-26-2009	10-29-2009	01-28-2010
182-day Bill	912795UP4	10-26-2009	10-29-2009	04-29-2010
2-yr Note	912828LT5	10-27-2009	11-02-2009	10-31-2011
4.5-yr TIPS	912828KM1	10-26-2009	10-30-2009	04-15-2014
5-yr Note	912828LS7	10-28-2009	11-02-2009	10-31-2014
7-yr Note	912828LU2	10-29-2009	11-02-2009	10-31-2016
29-day Bill	912795Q53	10-27-2009	10-29-2009	note 1
91-day Bill	912795S85	11-02-2009	11-05-2009	note 1
182-day Bill	912795U41	11-02-2009	11-05-2009	note 1

note 1: tentative subject to official announcement

Marketable securities can be bought, sold or transferred after they are originally issued.
Treasury uses an auction process to sell marketable securities and determine their rate or yield.
The value of Treasury marketable securities fluctuates with changes in interest rates and market demand.
Marketable securities held in your account can be sold at current market prices through brokers and many financial institutions.