Author Archives: Tipswatch

No surprises here. The Federal Reserve noted that the economy is growing slowly and its strategy of near-zero interest rates and monthly bond buying will continue. I’ll just quote today’s Federal Reserve statement on the most predictable news of the … Continue reading →

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are almost entirely risk free when bought and held to maturity. Default risk? As close to zero as you can get. Inflation risk? Covered. Duration risk? Hold to maturity and forget it. Downgrade risk? We’ve been through … Continue reading →

I had a 10-year TIPS mature in July and I thought it would be interesting to look at how that Treasury Inflation-Protected Security performed against a traditional 10-year Treasury. Did it outperform? By how much? So here are the basic … Continue reading →

I was updating my TIPS Q&A page today and I realized that I never really answered this question: Who should buy TIPS? So here we go … First off, I want to state loudly that TIPS are for preserving wealth, … Continue reading →

The U.S. Treasury just announced that its auction of a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security resulted in a yield to maturity of 0.384%, the highest in two years for any 9- to 10-year TIPS. This is CUSIP 912828VM9 and it … Continue reading →