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 / Type	CUSIP Number	Auction Date	Issue Date	Maturity Date
3-YEAR NOTE	912828LX6	11-09-2009	11-16-2009	11-15-2012
10-YEAR NOTE	912828LY4	11-10-2009	11-16-2009	11-15-2019
30-YEAR BOND	912810QD3	11-12-2009	11-16-2009	11-15-2039
91-DAY BILL	912795T27	11-09-2009	11-12-2009	02-11-2010
182-DAY BILL	912795UQ2	11-09-2009	11-12-2009	05-13-2010

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.

Current Rates

TERM	COUPON	MATURITY DATE	CURRENT PRICE/YIELD
3-Month	0.000	02/04/2010	0.04 / .04
6-Month	0.000	05/06/2010	0.15 / .15
12-Month	0.000	10/21/2010	0.3 / .30
2-Year	1.000	10/31/2011	100-09+ / .85
3-Year	1.375	10/15/2012	100-01½ / 1.36
5-Year	2.375	10/31/2014	100-12½ / 2.29
7-Year	3.125	10/31/2016	100-24½ / 3.00
10-Year	3.625	08/15/2019	101-03+ / 3.49
30-Year	4.500	08/15/2039	101-23+ / 4.39