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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.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities get trashed (again)

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Tipswatch

Brett Arends of MarketWatch.com wrote an ROI column this week sharply criticizing TIPS and the ‘suckers’ who buy them. Great headline: ‘Holding TIPS will make you poorer.’ Would you buy an investment that was absolutely guaranteed to lose money? No … Continue reading →

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TIPS vs. I Bonds: Best move for small investor?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Tipswatch

I Savings Bonds used to be a great investment, especially during the stock market bubble of the late 1990s, when they were paying 3.6% interest, plus the inflation rate. And back then, you could buy $60,000 of them a year … Continue reading →

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Next TIPS auction: 10-year on May 19, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Tipswatch

Although we don’t yet have full details, we know the Treasury will announce on Thursday, May 12, 2011, an auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. The auction date will be May 19 and the settlement date May 31. The … Continue reading →

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Inflated yield on TIPS mutual funds?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Tipswatch

Jason Zweig makes an excellent observations in his April 30 Intelligent Investor column in the Wall Street Journal: Don’t trust the yield quotes you see for some (not all) TIPS mutual funds. Among the 173 TIPS mutual funds tracked by … Continue reading →

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5-year TIPS auctions with base yield of negative 0.18%

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Tipswatch

The results are in for the 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security auctioned April 21, 2011. The CUSIP is 912828QD5. As expected, the 5-year TIPS carries a coupon rate of 0.125%. But because of high demand, bidders are paying $101.75 for $100 … Continue reading →

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