Monthly Archives: May 2011

New ETF entries … International TIPS funds

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

IShares this month launched two new international bond funds with inflation protection: IShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (GTIP) and iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (ITIP). Both funds track indexes of government-issued bonds; the main difference is that GTIP includes U.S. … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS auctions at 0.887%

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Thursday’s auction of 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securites was greeted with tepid demand — the resulting yield was 0.887 percent, higher than the rate that looked likely a week ago. Inflation fears have diminished in the last few days, because … Continue reading →

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S&P launches new index tracking TIPS

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

From the announcement press release: The S&P/BGCantor U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Security Index is a broad, comprehensive, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market. You can track the index here, … Continue reading →

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Why I am exiting Fidelity Inflation Protect Bond (FINPX)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

I bought into FINPX on Dec. 8, 2008, when the price per share was $10.25. I am selling today when the price is $12.16. This is a tax-free account. That is a capital gain of 18.6% over three years, above … Continue reading →

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Treasury Inflation Protected Securities get trashed (again)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

Brett Arends of MarketWatch.com wrote an ROI column this week sharply criticizing TIPS and the ‘suckers’ who buy them. Great headline: ‘Holding TIPS will make you poorer.’ Would you buy an investment that was absolutely guaranteed to lose money? No … Continue reading →

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TIPS vs. I Bonds: Best move for small investor?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

I Savings Bonds used to be a great investment, especially during the stock market bubble of the late 1990s, when they were paying 3.6% interest, plus the inflation rate. And back then, you could buy $60,000 of them a year … Continue reading →

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Next TIPS auction: 10-year on May 19, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Although we don’t yet have full details, we know the Treasury will announce on Thursday, May 12, 2011, an auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. The auction date will be May 19 and the settlement date May 31. The … Continue reading →

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Inflated yield on TIPS mutual funds?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Jason Zweig makes an excellent observations in his April 30 Intelligent Investor column in the Wall Street Journal: Don’t trust the yield quotes you see for some (not all) TIPS mutual funds. Among the 173 TIPS mutual funds tracked by … Continue reading →

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