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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: A very simple buying guide for 2022

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Tipswatch

May 2, 2022 update: Treasury holds I Bond’s fixed rate at 0.0%; composite rate soars to 9.62%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com My usual beginning-of-the-year buying guide for U.S. Series I Savings Bonds has a lot of qualifications and “what ifs,” … Continue reading →

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2021: Recapping the year in inflation-protected investments

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Tipswatch

TIPS remained rather unappealing the entire year, while I Bonds became a superstar investment. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here is how I can sum up this monumental year of change: January 2021: “Inflation will never be a problem again.” December … Continue reading →

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Want to ‘double dip’ your I Bond purchases? Act fast.

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. Series I Savings Bonds are one of the nation’s most talked-about investments of 2021, especially now that their inflation-adjusted interest rate has surged to 7.12% at the November 1 reset. Glowing articles have been popping … Continue reading →

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5-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of -1.508%

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Tipswatch

No surprises, but demand looked lukewarm By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction of CUSIP 91282CDC2 — creating a 4-year, 10-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — generated a real yield to maturity of -1.508%, well off the record low for … Continue reading →

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5-year TIPS real yield will be omen of things to come

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Tipswatch

Treasury will reopen a 5-year TIPS at auction Wednesday, as real yields are creeping higher. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The last TIPS auction of the year is coming Wednesday, a day early because of the holiday season, when the U.S. … Continue reading →

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