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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 on the secondary market: Things to consider

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Tipswatch

Yes, real yield is important, but there are other factors to consider before making a TIPS purchase. Like: How much is this going to cost? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As real yields continue to slide lower, a lot of investors … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS | 59 Comments

Let’s take a look back at IVOL, a once-hot inflation-fighting ETF

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in the fall of 2020, when I was still writing for SeekingAlpha, I was getting a lot of questions about a new ETF with a tongue-twisting title: the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge … Continue reading →

Posted in ETFs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | 8 Comments

TreasuryDirect 1099s: How to find your tax forms, decipher them

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Tipswatch

And of course, because it’s TreasuryDirect, it’s complicated. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you hold Treasury issues of any kind (except possibly Savings Bonds) at TreasuryDirect, you should be getting a friendly email this week. It will say something like: … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect | 59 Comments

New 10-year TIPS auctions with a real yield of 1.22%, to apparently high demand

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After a week of declining yields in the Treasury market, a new 10-year TIPS auctioned Thursday with a real yield to maturity of 1.22%, a bit lower than looked likely just before the auction’s close. This … Continue reading →

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Let’s do a quick check-in on Thursday’s 10-year TIPS auction

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After another day of turmoil in financial markets, real yields slipped lower Wednesday heading into Thursday’s originating auction for CUSIP 91282CGK1, creating a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. A lot happened, I guess. I was out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS | 23 Comments