§ 120471 Public Bond Investment Rules

• •You can buy government bonds or notes directly when they are first sold.
• •You can also buy them later from someone else who already owns them.
• •This rule is about how and when you can invest in these government papers.

Imagine you want to buy a savings bond from the government.

You can buy it when the government first sells it, or you can buy it later from someone who already has one. This rule says both ways are okay.