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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.

Tempting short-term investment: TIPS maturing April 15, 2013

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Tipswatch

Reader Joe pointed out that current pricing on the TIPS maturing April 15, 2013, has moved to a positive yield, while almost the entire TIPS ladder is negative. At this point, it is substantially positive: Tempting, isn’t it? This TIPS … Continue reading →

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Surprise: A TIPS auction without a record-low yield

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Tipswatch

I was on vacation last week and away from computers and the Internet (mostly), so I didn’t get a chance to write about Wednesday’s reissue auction of CUSIP 912828TE0, effectively creating a 9-year 8-month TIPS. Read the Treasury’s announcement. Demand … Continue reading →

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Next up: Reopening of a 10-year TIPS, auctioning on Nov. 21, 2012

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reissue a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912828TE0, effectively creating a 9-year 8-month TIPS. Read the announcement. What we know: This TIPS has a coupon rate of 0.125%, the lowest the Treasury offers … Continue reading →

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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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