This would be so much easier if I knew my expiration date.
Good to hear this as this is exactly how we're set up regarding registration. By the way, an I-bond's current…
Upon review of our estate last year we elected to stop purchasing I bonds as individuals with spouse as beneficiary…
While they still allowed it, we always got the extra $5K in I-bonds each year via tax refund. Those were…
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10-year TIPS reopening auctions with a yield of 0.339%
The Treasury just announced that the reopening of CUSIP 912828B25 auctioned with a yield to maturity of 0.339%, plus inflation. This is a 9-year, 8-month TIPS with a coupon rate of 0.625%. That yield, which was expected, is a big … Continue reading
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Checking in on today’s 10-year TIPS auction
The U.S. Treasury is reopening CUSIP 912828B25 in an auction today, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. I wrote about this last week and noted that the likely yield to maturity on this … Continue reading
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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen in May 22, 2014, auction
The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reopen CUSIP 912828B25 in a May 22 auction, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. Noncompetitive bidding closes at noon and competitive bidding ends at 1 p.m. … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in April
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This number, which was expected, resulted in an inflation rate of 2.0% over the … Continue reading
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A surprising trend for Treasurys in 2014: Up
You might not have noticed, but yields on US Treasurys touched a six-month low on Monday, meaning their value has been heading in a surprising direction: Up. (Prices on bonds rise as yields fall.) This is a surprise because just … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Thank you for the tip about google sheets. I too, have elaborated on the TD's inventory presentation. I have appended…