Maybe it would be better to just get the $10,000 / year than none at all.
Canada has eliminated issuing any inflation adjusted government bonds. The US could easily do the same.
I haven’t had any concerns with IBonds and expect IBonds will remain available to provide a great inflation-protected option.
The website's gotten much easier to use in the past couple of years.
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Inflation in April 2012: Unchanged
U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. This continues the recent trend of mild ‘official’ inflation – running at just 2.3% over the last year – despite volatile gasoline … Continue reading
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Next TIPS auction: 10-year reissue on May 17, 2012
The Treasury announced this week that it will reissue CUSIP 912828SA9, a Treasury Inflation-Protected Security that matures Jan. 15, 2022. That makes this a 9-year, eight-month offering. This TIPS comes with a lowest-possible coupon rate of 0.125%, and it initially … Continue reading
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New 6-month rate for Savings I Bonds: 2.20%
TreasuryDirect.gov just posted the new I Bond rate – 2.20% – that will hold for purchases through Oct. 31, 2012. That is down from the rate of 3.06% that held from November 2011 through April 2012. I Bonds pay an … Continue reading
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An incredible, contrarian run in 2012 for TIPS
If you read investment commentary (it’s hard to avoid, isn’t it?) you surely have seen the rash of stories in 2012 predicting a long-term bear market for traditional Treasuries and their mutant offshoot, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. Examples: April 27, Kiplinger: … Continue reading
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5-year TIPS auctions at all-time low -1.080%
The Treasury just completed its auction of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected security, which resulted in a yield to maturity of -1.080%. CUSIP 912828SQ4 has a coupon rate of 0.125%, meaning that today’s buyers had to pay up for this … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I think it unlikely that I bonds or the savings bond program go away anytime soon. Even if savings bonds…