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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.

TIPS a bit tippy? A frank assessment from a TIPS mutual fund manager

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Tipswatch

I have been pointing out (practically pounding the table) that mutual funds and ETFs investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securites are near five-year highs and maybe a little risky. While I endorse buying and holding TIPS at TreasuryDirect.gov, for bond mutual … Continue reading →

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Stock markets plummets, why do TIPS also lose value?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Tipswatch

While traditional Treasuries are considered safe-haven investments in times of stock market turmoil, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities aren’t as predictable. In fact, TIPS can perform poorly when the stock market is falling sharply. Here is a chart of what happened … Continue reading →

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Next Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities auction: Reissue of 30-year TIPS on June 23

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Tipswatch

According to the Treasury’s tentative calendar, the U.S. government will auction a  30-year TIPS at 1 p.m. on June 23. The announcement will come June 16 and the auction will settle on June 30. It will be a reissue, so … Continue reading →

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New ETF entries … International TIPS funds

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Tipswatch

IShares this month launched two new international bond funds with inflation protection: IShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (GTIP) and iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (ITIP). Both funds track indexes of government-issued bonds; the main difference is that GTIP includes U.S. … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS auctions at 0.887%

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tipswatch

Thursday’s auction of 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securites was greeted with tepid demand — the resulting yield was 0.887 percent, higher than the rate that looked likely a week ago. Inflation fears have diminished in the last few days, because … Continue reading →

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