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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.

Are U.S. TIPS markets wrong on inflation?

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Tipswatch

Another interesting video from FT.com on inflation: George Goncalves, head of US interest rates strategy at Nomura Securities, tells the FT’s Michael Mackenzie that he does not expect to see substantial inflation in the near future. Mr Goncalves says higher … Continue reading →

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‘Dr. Doom’ on inflation: This isn’t the 1970s

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Tipswatch

From FT.com, a fairly optimistic viewpoint from Henry Kaufman. Henry Kaufman, the legendary Wall Street economist known as “Dr Doom” for his pessimistic forecasts on inflation and interest rates in the 1970s and 1980s, says he does not like his … Continue reading →

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Details on the April 2011 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Tipswatch

On Thursday, April 21, the Treasury plans to sell $14 billion in five-year inflation-protected securities. The dated date is April 14, 2011, while the issue date is April 29. The TIPS mature April 15, 2016. Cusip number is 912828QD5. Noncompetitive … Continue reading →

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More on the upcoming 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Tipswatch

Larry Swedroe of Wise Investing posted a good analysis today on CBSMoneyWatch.com, talking about the the risk/rewards of TIPS versus conventional Treasuries. Read his post. He makes the case that even though the base yield on the 5-year TIPS is … Continue reading →

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More on risk … TIPS mutual fund versus Total Bond Market

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Tipswatch

As I have noted, my bias is to buy TIPS through Treasury Direct and to hold them to maturity. If you can find a way to buy them through your broker and place them in a tax-deferred account, all the … Continue reading →

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