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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.

Auction coming July 21: 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Tipswatch

Update: Yes or no on this 10-year TIPS auction? The U.S. Treasury announced today that it will auction $13 billion in a new-issue 10-year TIPS, Cusip 912820YP6. The Treasury announcement does not say what the ‘coupon rate’ will be on … Continue reading →

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Would U.S. default create a ‘perfect storm’ for TIPS?

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Tipswatch

Update: How are TIPS holding up through this debt crisis? Update 18 months later: The TIPS earthquake: When did it happen, and why? Two years ago, Richard Ferri laid out the worst-case scenario for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities in an article titled, … Continue reading →

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No more paper I Bonds: ‘Saving is for suckers?’

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Tipswatch

Rather shocking news today: The Treasury Department will halt sales of paper U.S. savings bonds as of January through banks and other financial institutions. This is from a Bloomberg report: The end of paper savings bonds, which were introduced in … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS vs. I Bonds? No contest

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Tipswatch

If you are looking to invest in the July 21 auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, and you haven’t bought US Savings I Bonds this year, my advice is: Stop right there and read this. I Bonds are the … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS yield: How low can it go?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Tipswatch

There’s a new issue of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security coming up July 21, so prospective buyers will want to keep up with the likely yield (which is the base interest rate of a TIPS; in addition, the owner’s principal … Continue reading →

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