Open a futures account and park it in tbills.
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Quote from vhehn:
im buying some of the closed end bond funds that trade on the nyse that have fallen to a discount to nav for income. im picking ones that hold mostly government bonds for safety. you can get 6-8% yield on these and if you diversify you can further reduce risk. warning though, if the bond market crashes these could fall 10% further. acg or bkt are two that i have purchased recently that you could look at. do your own research.