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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.

When will the 10-year TIPS yield rise to 2%?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Tipswatch

The Financial Times Alphaville blog has an interesting post today speculating on the U.S economy and interest rates. The blog points out that Credit Suisse’s Andrew Garthwaite is over-weighting equities again, because Credit Suisse sees the stock market’s recent slump … Continue reading →

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TIPS mutual funds: Overrated as a ‘safe harbor’?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Tipswatch

Most bond funds, and especially Treasury funds, are considered a safe harbor during a time of stock market decline. But mutual funds and ETFs that hold Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities don’t always follow that pattern. The market value of TIPS is … Continue reading →

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Predicting yield: 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security of June 23

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Tipswatch

No one can predict for certain what the yield will be for the reissue of the 30-year TIPS, which the U.S. Treasury will auction June 23. But we can get a pretty good idea. And I’m going to explain how … Continue reading →

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Bernanke: Threat of inflation remains subdued

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Tipswatch

Buyers of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities care about inflation; in fact, protection against inflation is the whole purpose of TIPS. If you aren’t concerned about inflation, you buy regular Treasury issues. TIPS are insurance against inflation. When you buy insurance … Continue reading →

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Threat to TIPS greatly exaggerated?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Tipswatch

Richard Leong of Reuters has posted an opinion piece on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities titled, “Fed’s QE2 end threatens inflation bond rally.” Leong notes that “Barclays’ TIPS index is up 5.20 percent year-to-date, compared with a 2.62 percent rise on its … Continue reading →

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