Are their ANY  RISKS of loss in U.S. Tresury bills?If so what?
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It depends on what you mean by loss. You may be considering holding the bill for a period shorter than maturity. In that case, you may suffer losses due to an increase of yield rates. As another answerer pointed out, T-bills have short maturities / durations and this will mitigate your exposure to yield increase.\nYou might consider the loss of opportuniy risk (although that´s kind of pushing it).\nBut I guess your real concern is with credit (or default) risks. The default risk of any currency issuing government on securities denominated on its own currency are not considered realistic. Lets say that at the time of maturity, the US Treasury did not have sufficient fund to repay and could not raise it by emitting new debt (e.g. new T-bills), it can simply issue more currency.\nEach country has different rules as to who decides when to issue currency, but that is something that would certainly be done to avoid a default. In this case, the sudden surplus of money would cause inflationary pressure, causing the dollar amount redeamed to be worth less than expected (it will still be the same amount of dollars though). But, unless your a foreing investor or are considering investing in non dollar denominated securities (e.g. a bond issued by the UK to be payed in BP), the loss of worth is irrelevant, as it affects all financial instruments as well as cash.\nIn all fairness though, some governments (e.g. Brazil) have chosen to stall payments of debts in their own currency to avoid more currency issuance as an attempt to bring down inflations at very high levels (plus of 40% per month). But having T-bills such short maturities, it would seem very unlikely such scenario would present itself during that period.
24315
If you are not paying the full amount, yes. Otherwise, they wouldn't be sending it to a collectin agency. If it has already been sent and you pay it, everything should be taken care of.
562801
Try the link below, it contains many solutions but if your concerned with "Loss of property , intellectual, etc. Loss through, fire, theft, etc." I'd suggest you may want to spend a buck and hire a consultant.
345877
was it misprinted or was it just cut poorly?  I don't think a bill cut poorly is worth anything, but hang on to it and do some research before spending it.
574977
You would need to state the condition of the bill itself for anyone to give a true answer. Myself whenever a have a question about anything true value i hit up ebay first to see what the going rate is for items such as this.
401633
Depends on what it was and how much it was insured for.\nYou need to check your policy covering the item closely to see if there are any payout limits or exclusions.\nNote:  you may not want to make a claim if you think it is going to lead to a policy cancellation or rating (a bump into a higher premium amount).
906659
These are usually purchased through banks.  They have a set % interest rate for a set period of time.  Cashing them early results in a penalty.  They are FDIC insured, so there is no chance in loss.  You can about as good or better with your money in a Money Market account right now.
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There is a direct relationship between expected return and risk.  If you want a quick return, then you should make risky investments.  While the expected return of risky investments ins higher, you should know that there is also a risk of loss.\n\nIf you do not want any risk, then you can get about 5% per year from treasury bills.
504030
Unlike a credit card, you didn't apply to get sick or hurt..\nI think because of that, those kind of bills are less likely to appear on your credit report...but you should make an effort to pay them...
153487
If you are referring to small claims court, you would only lose the amount you paid to the court for filing the suit.  However, if the other party sues you at the same time and you lose the case, you will be liable for that amount as well.
1046252
If you want a guaranteed return then you should consider only T-bills. 6 mo bills currently yield 5%.  That is about as good as you can get on a guaranteed return. Other investments are subject to risk.  And the risk can be great. You could loose your entire investment is one particular company.
621726
there is a whole article about the $5 bill at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._five-dollar_bill\n\nBasically its very old and you should not spend it
828376
YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DESTROY OR DEFACE GOVT. PROPERTY.\n\nUnited States currency and coinage are governed by federal law through the U.S. Treasury Department. Generally, it is illegal to fraudulently deface, mutilate, impair, diminish, falsify, scales or lightens any coins minted or "coined" in the United States or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in use or circulation as money within the U.S. (18 U.S.C. 331)\n\nIt is also a crime to fraudulently possess, pass, publish, sell or attempt to possess, pass, publish, sell or bring into the U.S. any such coin with knowledge that the coin has been altered, mutilated, defaced, etc. (18 U.S.C. 331)\n\n\nDefacing currency with the intent to alter the bill to gain a benefit is illegal. If someone alters a written instrument (such as a check) without permission and with the intent to gain a benefit, then it is called forgery, which is a crime. If one tried to alter a cash bill (like changing a $5 bill to a $20 bill) for the purpose of presenting the altered bill to gain a benefit, then that could be considered a forgery. Forgery of United States Currency in this manner is called counterfeiting and carries with it very stiff penalties.
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No, but I've found MANY with the words:  http://www.wheresgeorge.com/\n\nI found out that it's a site that "tracks" money.  You can enter the serial numbers from you bills, and if someone else registers that same bill, it will show up as a location.\n\n(A couple of the bills I had were from across the country in a matter of days!)
848310
afraid not..\nif you owe and someone (agency) has filed claim...
423474
That depends on how honest you are. There is a good chance that someone else is being charged for your bill, there are often times screw ups in the wiring and he electrical setup, so if you are an honest person, you should call and find out for sure what is going on.
437414
oh man you're in trouble if you don't know what your bills are.....