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by dragontamer 1194 days ago
> They invested in T-Bills

They invested in T-Bonds (10Y or longer) and MBS (mortgages) it seems like, not T-Bills (1Y or shorter)

The distinction is extremely important in this case. If they were trading T-Bills, they would have survived. Instead, they took on much riskier T-Bonds (probably hoping to make more money).