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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.

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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2016: As inflation rises, TIPS out-perform the overall bond market

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the fourth 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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2015: The Fed finally acts, yields rise and inflation remains muted

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the third 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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2014: The yield curve flattens, inflation sinks, and TIPS ETFs have a ‘blah’ year

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is the second 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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