If you have an IRS or SSA account it is much easier than digging up the two factor authentication code…
If you are not politically aligned with Elon, it would actually behoove you to claim the 6% interest as it…
Don’t be ridiculous.
if Biden or Obama said the same, you'd praise them as geniuses.
Category Archives: Cash alternatives
Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
Yields are soaring. Is inflation the cause? Not exactly. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when criticized, often says the United States has the “best-performing bond market in the developed world.” As evidence, he points to successful Treasury … Continue reading
TIPS vs. I Bonds: Let’s do the math
TIPS are more attractive, but the I Bond’s fixed rate will be rising. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and Series I Savings Bonds are both inflation-tracking investments, they each have a unique quality: TIPS are reactive, with … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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TreasuryDirect provides more guidance on ID.me transition
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury sent an updated email over the weekend again alerting investors that TreasuryDirect will soon require using ID.me for login verification. This change has become quite contentious, accelerating since my August 17 post on this … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Estate planning, I Bond, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged budgeting, finance, investing, money, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Wise advice: ‘Don’t die with I Bonds’
Avoid creating a complex, frustrating estate process. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com TreasuryDirect, the only source for buying and holding Series I Savings Bonds, is having quite a moment: Its customers, after years of contending with mediocre service, are enraged by … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, EE Bonds, Estate planning, I Bond, Taxes
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A 10-year TIPS is maturing July 15. How did it do as an investment?
A multi-year surge in inflation made CUSIP 912828S50 a winner. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The summer of 2016 was a dark time for investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. By June of that year, 5-year real yields had gone deeply negative … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, ETFs, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Hi David Something has been puzzling me for a while now. With all of the understandable anxiety about inflation, and…