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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.

Treasury sets I Bond’s fixed rate at 1.40%; composite rate rises to 5.51%

Posted on October 30, 2026 by Tipswatch

A tip of my hat to the U.S. Treasury. Exactly the correct decision. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury followed a decade-long tradition and set the fixed rate of the Series I Savings Bond at 1.40% for purchases from … Continue reading →

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A historically awful 5-year TIPS matured Oct. 15. How did it do as an investment?

Posted on October 28, 2026 by Tipswatch

David Enna, Tipswatch.com On October 21, 2021, the Treasury offered $19 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CDC2, generating the lowest real yield at auction in the 29-year history of this investment, -1.685%. These were very dark … Continue reading →

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The I Bond’s new fixed rate should be 1.40%. However …

Posted on October 25, 2026 by Tipswatch

Oct. 30 Update: Treasury sets I Bond’s fixed rate at 1.40%; composite rate at 5.51% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s late October, and normally I would be writing a tome advising readers on investing in Series I Savings Bonds either … Continue reading →

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5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.367% on a strong day for Treasurys

Posted on October 22, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRR4, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.367%, a disappointing result on a “risk-off” day that sent investors flooding into the safety of U.S. … Continue reading →

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This week’s 5-year TIPS auction may be the ‘ultimate’ conservative investment

Posted on October 18, 2026 by Tipswatch

Auction update: 5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.367% on a strong day for Treasurys By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $26 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRR4. While the real … Continue reading →

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