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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.

U.S. inflation ticked up just 0.1% in October

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Tipswatch

Rising food costs and higher rents offset a drop in gas prices last month, leaving consumer prices only slightly higher in October compared with the previous month. From the Associated Press report: The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted … Continue reading →

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Vanguard’s new short-term TIPS funds: Better than cash?

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Tipswatch

Read my Nov. 14, 2013, update on this post Vanguard this month launched a family of mutual funds investing in short-term Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. While investors could duplicate this strategy by simply buying and holding 5-year TIPS to maturity (at … Continue reading →

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30-year TIPS reissue auctions at record-low 0.479%

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tipswatch

The Treasury just announced that the $7 billion reissue of CUSIP 912810QV3 — creating a 29-year, 4-month TIPS — auctioned with a yield to maturity of 0.479%, a record low for any 30-year issue or reissue. (The principal balance of … Continue reading →

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Improving yield on Thursday’s 30-year TIPS auction?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tipswatch

The likely yield on the reissue of a 30-year TIPS has been creeping up this week, making this 29-year 4-month TIPS at least slightly more attractive.  If you have been on the fence about this one, you should at least … Continue reading →

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Better long-term investment: 30-year TIPS or … booze?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Tipswatch

I was touring in Northern Ireland recently and visited the historic Old Bushmills Distillery plant in County Antrim. It was a so-so tour, but a few days later I toured the impressive Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, a fascinating and high-tech … Continue reading →

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