Question

A customer has just received a $100,000 inheritance and wants to know what to do with the money until he decides how to use it. He thinks that he will make his decisions on what to do with the funds within 3 months. The BEST recommendation is for the customer to buy:"_______

a. Treasury Bills
b. Treasury Notes
c. Investment Grade Preferred Stock
d. Certificates of Deposit

Answer 1

The answer is A. Treasury Bills

Step-by-step explanation:

Treasury bills (T bills) are short-term security(debt security) backed by the national government. The maturity period is always less than a year or a year at maximum.

Since the customer's horizon is 3 months, he should walk up to his bank and buy treasury bills. It is always risk free.

Tbills is usually sold at discount to par value i.e the purchase price is less than the face value(value at maturity) of the bill.