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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.

U.S. inflation increased 0.4% in February; annual rate falls to 6.0%

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this posting after just arriving in Zadar, Croatia. My time is short, so I will need to be brief this month. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4% in February … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond | 8 Comments

My schedule … and what’s coming next

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling for the next 2 1/2 weeks in a far-off land with a Mediterranean climate (I hope this applies to March), a beautiful coastline, amazing historical sites and hearty foods like Čobanac. Its flag … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | 23 Comments

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