Navigating Government Bonds

What is the difference between a Treasury bill and a Treasury note? A note and a bond?
The government offers several alternatives for potential investors. T-bills, T-notes and T-bonds differ in terms of how long they take to mature and the types of payments attached to them.
Bills – T-bills are short term bonds with maturities of up to 52 weeks. A T-bill is a pure discount loan, meaning that the price you pay up front will be less than the face value you will receive at the bond’s maturity.
Notes - T-notes have maturities of greater than one year and less than ten years. …read more