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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.

AllianceBernstein suggests a 60/30/10 portfolio to protect against inflation

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Tipswatch

Investment firm sees ‘higher and spikier’ inflation looming. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com AllianceBernstein, a global investment firm with about $725 billion in assets under management, is now advising its clients to replace the traditional 60% stocks / 40% bonds portfolio … Continue reading →

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iShares launches its 2034 target-date TIPS ETF

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As I predicted might happen in a December article on this topic, Blackrock’s iShares division last week launched a unique ETF holding just one bond: CUSIP 91282CJY8, a 10-year TIPS that matures in January 2034. The … Continue reading →

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Traveling in the endemic era

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Tipswatch

At times, it is not fun. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com “COVID is just a cold.” This is how our Overseas Adventure Travel tour leader explained Europe’s (and most of the world’s) new attitude toward COVID-19. And it is a milestone … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.184%, highest since 2009

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Today’s 10-year reopening of CUSIP 91282CJY8 — a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — generated a surprisingly high real yield to maturity of 2.184%, the highest for this term at auction since January 2009. The auction … Continue reading →

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This week’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction looks attractive

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Real yields have had a bumpy ride over the last several weeks, but as things settle down, it looks like this week’s reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security could be a promising investment. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect | 3 Comments