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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.

A restaurant menu demonstrates the frightening power of inflation

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Ever since COVID isolation changed our lives, my wife and I rarely eat out anymore. That leaves a six-year gap in our “restaurant awareness” and now every time we go out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, … Continue reading →

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A 10-year TIPS is maturing July 15. How did it do as an investment?

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Tipswatch

A multi-year surge in inflation made CUSIP 912828S50 a winner. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The summer of 2016 was a dark time for investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. By June of that year, 5-year real yields had gone deeply negative … Continue reading →

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TIPS vs. I Bonds: Right now, it’s ‘advantage TIPS’

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While on holiday in France, I got an email from reporter Susan Tompor asking about the current attractiveness of Series I Savings Bonds. Are these investments drawing more attention as inflation rises? My immediate reaction was, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect | Tagged , , , , , | 33 Comments

5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.955%, a good result for investors

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CQP9 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.955%, a good result for investors. Real and nominal Treasury yields moved higher late Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect | Tagged , , | 40 Comments

My schedule … and what’s coming next

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com By the time you are reading this, I will probably be sipping a dry rosé wine somewhere in southern France, where I will be traveling for two weeks. We will be starting in Marseille and eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Retirement, Travel | 18 Comments