Author Archives: Tipswatch

We are nearing the final days of tax season, so I am reposting a blog I wrote back on March 28, 2013, on investing in TIPS in a taxable account. In my case, my portfolio allocation works better that way, … Continue reading →

In response to reader questions, I have added this to my ‘Q&A about TIPS‘ page on the site. It’s linked in the top navigation. There are two key questions: 1) is this a new TIPS or a reopening? and 2) … Continue reading →

In an auction that capped two days of turmoil in the market for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, the Treasury just announced that CUSIP 912828B25 was reopened with a yield to maturity of 0.659% plus inflation, just under the 0.661% this TIPS … Continue reading →

It looks like today’s reopening of CUSIP 912828B25, creating a 9-year, 10-month TIPS, could auction with a yield to maturity above 0.60%, much higher than looked likely just a few days ago. Bloomberg’s Current Rates site is flashing a yield … Continue reading →

Wednesday was certainly an interesting auction’s eve. On the day before the Treasury is reopening CUSIP 912828B25 – a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security – at auction, the Federal Reserve today issued a statement that certainly said nothing dire … but … Continue reading →