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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.

Charles Schwab to the Fed: Let go of our interest rates!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Tipswatch

Charles Schwab, founder of one of the nation’s great brokerage firms, laid out his case today in the Wall Street Journal that the Federal Reserve, by holding interest rates near zero and committing to this policy for years to come, … Continue reading →

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What’s ahead for TIPS in 2012?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Tipswatch

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities had a quite a year in 2011, with the base interest rate dropping dramatically, especially in the second half of the year. This chart shows the deep drop in yields to maturity since Jan. 3, 2011: In … Continue reading →

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Federal Reserve: Let’s keep interest rates low until 2014

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Tipswatch

Because I am a saver, not a borrower, I am not a big fan of our current super-low interest rates, especially in safe investments like Treasuries, money market accounts and bank CDs. So I have been hoping to see some … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS auctions at -0.046%, a record low

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Tipswatch

The Treasury today announced that its new issue 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912828SA9, auctioned at a yield to maturity of -0.046%, the lowest rate ever for a 10-year TIPS and the first-ever negative yield for a 10-year TIPS. As … Continue reading →

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Reader question: Is there a right time to sell an I Bond?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Tipswatch

Good question on I Bonds today from reader Dan: From what I read here and elsewhere, that base rate of 0% holds for the full 30 years and the variable part changes each 6 months. Is it ever the case … Continue reading →

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