Looks great, but seems to only work if you bought at auction. Could you include an "add bond by Cusip"?
ICPI has existed only since November 2025 and so it doesn't have much of a track record. The fact that…
It's true that the I Bond under-performed, slightly, in the 10-year period the TIPS existed. And if an I Bond…
Question for Mr. Enna – If the I Bond will outperform the 10 year TIPS in the end, when is…
Category Archives: Federal Reserve
TIPS vs. I Bonds: Right now, it’s ‘advantage TIPS’
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While on holiday in France, I got an email from reporter Susan Tompor asking about the current attractiveness of Series I Savings Bonds. Are these investments drawing more attention as inflation rises? My immediate reaction was, … Continue reading
5-year TIPS auction gets a real yield of 1.955%, a good result for investors
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CQP9 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.955%, a good result for investors. Real and nominal Treasury yields moved higher late Wednesday … Continue reading
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My schedule … and what’s coming next
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com By the time you are reading this, I will probably be sipping a dry rosé wine somewhere in southern France, where I will be traveling for two weeks. We will be starting in Marseille and eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Retirement, Travel
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5-year TIPS reopening auction arrives in a volatile week
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $24 billion in a reopened 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CQP9, creating a 4 year, 10-month TIPS. The auction comes after months of surging real yields following the outbreak … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation rose 0.5% in May; annual rate hits 4.2%, highest in three years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While the news was expected, the May inflation report issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is disturbing: U.S. all-items inflation rose 0.5% for the month on a seasonally-adjusted basis, rising to an annual rate … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
This discussion raises in my mind what is the optimal amount of inflation bonds to hold in a diversified bond…