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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.

TreasuryDirect launches its revamped website (sort of)

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Tipswatch

The outer shell is new, information is easier to find, more clearly presented. And then … same old, same old. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you’ve visited everyone’s favorite financial website — TreasuryDirect.gov — in the past few days, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect | 56 Comments

Opinion: Treasury should raise the I Bond’s fixed rate

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Tipswatch

But will it? The odds are better now. The data clearly support a higher fixed rate. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com How the U.S. Treasury sets the fixed rate on the Series I Savings Bond is wrapped in mystery. No one … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect | 41 Comments

Another milestone: The yield advantage for EE Savings Bonds has disappeared

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’ve been pondering recently whether the Treasury will raise the I Bond’s fixed rate above 0.0% at the November 1 reset, and one side of my brain says, “Well, it should” while the other side says, … Continue reading →

Posted in EE Bonds, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect | 28 Comments

10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.248%, highest in more than 12 years

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Tipswatch

Investors benefited from turmoil in the financial markets. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In the midst of a highly volatile bond market, the Treasury’s offering of a reopened 10-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CEZ0 — generated a real to maturity of 1.248%, … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS | 45 Comments

Short-term Treasurys: Even more attractive now.

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in early July, I wrote an article suggesting a strategy of staggering purchases of short-term Treasurys to boost your gains on cash holdings. I raised this idea because yields on Treasury bills (often called T-bills) … Continue reading →

Posted in Bank CDs, Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, TreasuryDirect | 79 Comments