At a 5 year treasury note that you would need $400K to earn the same return.

Look into the treasury bond auctions, they never come close to not having enough buyers usually 2-3 times as many as neccessary.

10-year Treasuries only yield 2.39% and banks pay virtually nothing.Also, think about opportunity cost when you're negotiating. 

I think at current levels we have a few more months at least (google "Gundlach treasury rates June 4 2013" for his take.

A bank CD or treasury is low risk because the return is well known.

One of the best videos I have ever watched explaining the relationship between the fed and treasury.

I heard 92k & up is the magic number now...i find it rather interesting how this treasury sec. pick is involved in and IRS "situation"...I thought ALL Dems LOVED paying all those taxes, since they are always pushing for more!?

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE50P7EG20090126

And they'll ask for more again soon . . . slippery slope, people

the US Treasury unveiled a new bill that is part of the US currency family...http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9VGZjBQHr0s/SZKjwLYks-I/AAAAAAAACxY/9wUInwZJ3QM/s400/Trillion_lg.JPG

I've recently had similar issue with US Treasury Savings Bonds of all things.