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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.

Uncertainty surrounds this week’s 10-year TIPS auction

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Tipswatch

Have we passed the peak for real yields? Or is this another head-fake? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Well, that was a wild week. Look back to Nov. 3, when both 5- and 10-year TIPS real yields were closing in on … Continue reading →

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This week, I bought a historically disastrous TIPS

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Tipswatch

It is CUSIP 912810RA8, first auctioned on Feb. 13, 2013. It wasn’t a great investment back in 2013. But now … By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Earlier this week, on Wednesday afternoon, I did something I’ve never done before: I bought … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS | 32 Comments

October inflation cools a bit, coming in below expectations

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Tipswatch

Will the Federal Reserve take this as a signal to begin slowing interest rate increases? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The stock and bond markets finally got a positive surprise today with the release of the October inflation report, with monthly … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | 17 Comments

Short-term I Bond investors: Be patient with your exit strategy

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Even before I Bond investors crashed the TreasuryDirect website in late October, many financial journalists were pondering this question: “How fast can you get out of I Bonds?” For example, this from MarketWatch in early October: … Continue reading →

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Treasury sets I Bond’s new fixed rate at 0.4%; composite rate is now 6.89%

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Tipswatch

Fixed rate for Series EE Savings Bonds soars from 0.1% to 2.1%; doubling period remains at 20 years. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury announced this morning it is raising the fixed rate of the U.S Series I Savings … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS | 60 Comments