Author Archives: Tipswatch

Minutes from the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee always get a lot of attention, but the minutes from December’s meeting are especially important, because at that meeting the Fed finally launched a slowdown of its bond-buying economic stimulus program. Embedded … Continue reading →

This blog is focused on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and I Bonds, both inflation-protected investments. So you might wonder why I’ve been ‘all excited’ about a 3% 5-year CD being offered by the Pentagon Federal Credit Union through Jan. 31, 2014. … Continue reading →

I’ve been watching to see if the Pentagon Federal Credit Union would extend its 3% five-year CD into 2014, and indeed, it has extended it until Jan. 31. I opened a $5 savings account there in December, hoping to put … Continue reading →

Holders of mutual funds investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities won’t be sad to see 2013 fade away: It’s been the worst year for TIPS values since the Treasury instrument was launched in 1997. The TIP ETF – which holds a … Continue reading →

The Treasury just announced the results of today’s reopening of CUSIP 912828UX6, a 4-year, 4-month TIPS that auctioned with a yield to maturity of -0.375%, plus inflation. Because this TIPS carries a coupon rate of 0.125% – the lowest the … Continue reading →