Where do you go and what do you do to buy Gov. bonds?

Answer 1

There are a couple of options open to you. You can go to any securities broker and they will sell you government bonds. They of course will charge you a commission.

You can buy them directly from the U S government. Here is the link.

Answer 2

You don't want savings bonds -- they don't have a very high yield.

If you are interested in buying T-Bills, T-Notes or T-Bonds, you have two main choices. You can buy them through an investment bank (e.g., Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brotheres) or you can buy them from the US Treasury.

An I-Bank can sell you bonds that are newly issued or that have been issued eaarlier and are now held by someone else. The Treasury will sell bonds to individuals at the market-clearing price.

Be prepared to invest at least $10,000

Answer 3

if you want series EE savings bonds - go to any bank. You can also buy them on line.

for the ones that you buy at a bank - you will pay 1/2 the face value.
for the ones you buy on line - you will pay the face value.

They mature and pay interest differently - so one is not cheaper than the other.

look here for more information

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/sav/savinvst.htm