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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.

2020: Pandemic, then massive stimulus. TIPS funds thrive.

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the eighth in a series looking at how my three favorite bond funds — Vanguard Short-Term Inflation Protected (VTIP), Schwab U.S. TIPS (SCHP) and Vanguard’s Total Bond (BND) — performed after 2013, when … Continue reading →

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U.S. inflation surges 0.9% in June, nearly double expectations

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. inflation surged 0.9% in June, much higher than expectations. It was the fifth month in a row that actual inflation far exceeded consensus estimates. My conclusion: Economists really have no idea where inflation is heading. … Continue reading →

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2019: Federal Reserve reverses course; bond funds take off

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the seventh in a series looking at how my three favorite bond funds — Vanguard Short-Term Inflation Protected (VTIP), Schwab U.S. TIPS (SCHP) and Vanguard’s Total Bond (BND) — performed after 2013, when … Continue reading →

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2018: Financial markets strain under weight of Fed’s four rate increases

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the sixth in a series looking at how my three favorite bond funds — Vanguard Short-Term Inflation Protected (VTIP), Schwab U.S. TIPS (SCHP) and Vanguard’s Total Bond (BND) — performed after 2013, when … Continue reading →

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2017: Fed hikes rates, yield curve flattens, but bond market does fine

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the fifth in a series looking at how my three favorite bond funds — Vanguard Short-Term Inflation Protected (VTIP), Schwab U.S. TIPS (SCHP) and Vanguard’s Total Bond (BND) — performed after 2013, when … Continue reading →

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