Category Archives: ETFs

Can we build a better TIPS ETF?

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Tipswatch

Financial planner Allan Roth has an idea for using TIPS for retirement security. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s no secret that I am not a huge fan of mutual funds and ETFs that invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, because of … Continue reading →

Posted in ETFs, Investing in TIPS, Retirement | 38 Comments

After three months of volatility, where do we stand?

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Tipswatch

TIPS remain attractive. And now bank CDs are worth a serious look. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s been kind of wild to go from seeing the possibility of TIPS with a real yield of 2% in early March to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bank CDs, Cash alternatives, ETFs, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills | 45 Comments

Let’s take a look back at IVOL, a once-hot inflation-fighting ETF

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in the fall of 2020, when I was still writing for SeekingAlpha, I was getting a lot of questions about a new ETF with a tongue-twisting title: the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge … Continue reading →

Posted in ETFs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS | 8 Comments