Automatic reinvestments should be possible. Fidelity offers that when you place the initial trade as a checkbox if I recall…
You can auto roll them in Schwab, however you will have to wait a week based on my experience. Example:…
David, you have unleashed the Kraken! As a counterpoint, I would point out to all those who are mad/sad/scared that…
When you signed up for ID.me for treasury related work…you gave up your rights then, not now. And, no liability…
Category Archives: Cash alternatives
The one key rule for using TreasuryDirect …
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com TreasuryDirect gets a lot of bad press, mostly deserved, for presenting a clunky website with a bureaucratic mess of rules and usually lousy customer service. I’ve been using TreasuryDirect services for at least 32 years, even … Continue reading
September inflation sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 1.90%
Social Security COLA will be 2.5% for payments beginning in January. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The September inflation report, just released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, gives the final pieces of data to determine 1) the new variable … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Social Security
Tagged Federal Reserve, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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Forecast: The next I Bond fixed rate should be 1.20%
But there is danger of an ‘outlier’ decision by the Treasury. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s already Oct. 7 and we are closing in on Treasury’s November reset of the fixed and variable rates for U.S. Series I Savings Bonds. … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, investing, Treasury investments
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Considering an I Bond rollover? Do it the right way.
For some investors, cashing in low-fixed-rate I Bonds makes sense, combined with the gift-box strategy to add to holdings in October. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com We are just a month and a few days away from the November 1 rate … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Inflation, Retirement, Savings Bond, Taxes, TreasuryDirect
Tagged inflation, investing, personal-finance
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Investing for safety: The era of 5% yields is ending
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com We knew this day would come, after enjoying 5% nominal yields on very safe investments for more than a year. But that era ended Wednesday when the Federal Reserve cut its federal funds rate by 50 … Continue reading
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Did you manage to resolve the problem? I have the same problem.