Investors face when investing in government securities

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Many times students will discuss how U.S government bonds are backed by the full faith and creit of the U.S government. Generally government bonds have always been assumed to not have any risk. Therefore, even though these bonds have been thought to be safe, they are truely 100% risk free and what additional risks can investors face when investing in government securities?

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