A New 30-Year TIPS? Skip It

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Tipswatch

Summary

  • 30-year real yields have been climbing, but not as quickly as yields for 5- and 10-year TIPS.
  • The inflation breakeven rate is currently a reasonable 2.15%, making this issue competitive with a nominal 30-year Treasury.
  • Risk/reward just isn’t good enough to justify an investment, unless you can be sure of holding it for 30 years.

Read my full analysis on SeekingAlpha.com

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About Tipswatch

Author of Tipswatch.com blog, David Enna is a long-time journalist based in Charlotte, N.C. A past winner of two Society of American Business Editors and Writers awards, he has written on real estate and home finance, and was a founding editor of The Charlotte Observer's website.
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