So I guess the big question is......will Warsh be Trump's sock puppet? Even after he strongly denied he would to…
In terms of the security you receive, nothing at all. Same coupon, maturity date, accrual, CPI-U adjustment mechanism, etc. In…
Excellent Book (2025) by Ray Madoff: The Second Estate. It reinforces the idea that just raising the cap won’t be…
I participated in this auction, and was pleased with the result, given the alternatives. The short term and low price…
Category Archives: ETFs
Can we build a better TIPS ETF?
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
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After three months of volatility, where do we stand?
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
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Let’s take a look back at IVOL, a once-hot inflation-fighting ETF
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
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
You might want to be a "travel writer", along with your excellent Tips and I-bond columns. You are pretty good…