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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.

T-Mobile Money: A weird (but insured) way to earn 1% on your cash

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Tipswatch

And here’s the thing: You don’t need to be a T-Mobile customer By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in mid-February, my cellphone carrier T-Mobile sent me an intriguing email about what seemed to be a new service offering: T-Mobile Money, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Bank CDs, Cash alternatives, Retirement | 25 Comments

All of a sudden, inflation is a ‘thing’

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’ve been writing about inflation and inflation-protected investments for 10 years, and most of that time, actual U.S. inflation has been sleepy and dull. Suddenly, but not too surprisingly, that has changed. Official U.S. inflation — … Continue reading →

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Reopened 10-year TIPS gets a real yield to maturity of -0.805%, a bit higher than expected

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CBF7 — generated a real yield to maturity of -0.805%, a bit higher than was indicated by open-market trading in this TIPS. This … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS will reopen at auction Thursday: Is it worth a look?

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This is a great time to be a holder of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, because probably all of your longer-term holdings are more valuable today than when you purchased them. The TIP ETF, which holds the full … Continue reading →

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A 5-year TIPS matured in April; how did it do as an investment?

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For several years, I’ve been tracking the performance of TIPS investments versus nominal Treasurys of the same term. Over the last decade, TIPS have been fairly lousy investments when compared to their nominal counterparts. That’s what … Continue reading →

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