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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 fell 0.2% in March

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tipswatch

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that ‘headline’ inflation – the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) – fell 0.2% in March on a seasonally-adjusted basis, partly reversing the sharp 0.7% increase in February. That means … Continue reading →

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Buying a 5-year TIPS? The trend is working against you

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury on Thursday issued its formal announcement for the April 18, 2013, auction of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. This will be CUSIP 912828UX6, and although the coupon rate will be set at auction, we can say … Continue reading →

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Bad day for TIPS, worse day for the Federal Reserve

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Tipswatch

The TIP ETF was down about a half percentage-point today, closing at $121.24 but still not far off  the all-time high of $123.44. The chart for the last five days is looking a bit sickly: Today the Federal Reserve pulled … Continue reading →

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Is buying a 5-year TIPS the most insane move ever?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tipswatch

Investors get another chance to demonstrate insanity on Thursday, April 18, 2013, when the U.S. Treasury will auction a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. This thing will be expensive. CUSIP 912828UX6 will have a coupon rate of 0.125% and will … Continue reading →

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TreasuryDirect, TIPS and the dreaded 1099-OID

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Tipswatch

If you buy and hold Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities at TreasuryDirect, as I do, you’re violating a conventional wisdom rule of investing: Don’t hold TIPS in a taxable account. I disagree with that conventional wisdom, more or less, but mainly because … Continue reading →

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