designer491 Many investors seem to think that now is a great time to invest in treasuries (TLT; IEF). Interest rates are at a 20-year-high, and you can finally earn pretty decent yields by simply holding these risk-free investments:  3-month treasuries offer a 5.37% yield  1-year treasuries offer a 4.99% yield 5-year treasuries offer a 4.23% yield 10-year treasuries offer a 4.28% yield 30-year treasuries offer a 4.48% yield.  That's more than what most high-yielding sectors of the stock market are offer ...