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  1. Treasury Bills

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    Treasury bills are universally considered to be among the safest assets in the financial system due to the implicit backing of the sovereign government's taxing power. They are generally classified as having near-zero credit risk.
    However, T-bills are not entirely without risk. They carry liquidity risk, which becomes acute during market stress. Furthermore, they carry reinvestment risk, as the principal is returned only at maturity, necessitating immediate re…