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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.

I Bonds: Let’s handicap the May fixed-rate reset

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Tipswatch

Everything you are about to read is based on facts … and plain old guesswork. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% Note, March 13: It … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect | 42 Comments

Debt-limit crisis: Lessons from the 2011 earthquake

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Tipswatch

The 2011 crisis led to an S&P downgrade of U.S. debt. This year could be worse. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com When I launched this website back in April 2011, I figured I had chosen one of the most placid and … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Social Security | 47 Comments

January Inflation: What It Means for Your Savings

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Tipswatch

Do AI innovations signal the end to human journalism? Let’s take a look. And now, for something completely different on a Saturday morning, I asked Bing.com’s new ChatGPT-powered software to write an article on January inflation, in the style of … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | 28 Comments

Short-term Treasurys: Is it time to go out a little longer?

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Tipswatch

Yields could continue to rise, but it may be time to think longer term. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In the last week, I got calls from CNBC and Bloomberg reporters asking to talk about the rise in demand for short-term … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS | 78 Comments

I Bonds: Here’s a simple way to track current value

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Tipswatch

TreasuryDirect’s information often confuses investors. There is another way. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Almost every week, I get questions about the way TreasuryDirect shows the current value of I Bonds purchased within the last five years. Here are recent examples: … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect | 29 Comments