2.5% to 2.7%+ Real yield above inflation on 20 to 30-year TIP bonds.
The wait is over...one of the missing ingredients is the benefit of starting the minimum one year old for maximum…
I Bonds are a rounding error - only comprising $86 billion of our $38 trillion in debt. Their balance is…
It would be my pleasure to accommodate you However, the URL for 20 year TIPS at CNBC pulls up no…
Category Archives: Federal Reserve
Now is an ideal time to build a ladder of inflation-protected TIPS
It’s rare to see an alignment of attractive yields across all maturities. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For years, I was the “buy at auction” guy when it came to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. I’ve written a preview article about every auction … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, TreasuryDirect
67 Comments
U.S. inflation rose 0.2% in July; what does it mean for I Bonds, TIPS and Social Security COLA?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Markets got fairly positive news today with the release of the July inflation report: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
22 Comments
Was July full of good news? Not exactly.
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After a long journey home Monday — flying from Budapest to Munich and then on to Charlotte — I am just about ready to rejoin the real world. But with jet lag. On our entire trip … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills
12 Comments
My schedule … and what’s coming up
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Must be about time to do some traveling, right? I will be in Europe through the rest of July, mostly relaxing one of those floating hotels you see advertised on Masterpiece Theater. On this trip — … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
8 Comments
Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3.0%. Is this what the Fed was looking for?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The just-released June inflation report is going to be greeted with glee, I think. It was exactly what the stock and bond markets were hoping for. What happened? The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Social Security
22 Comments
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
It also occurs to me, reflecting on the history of the savings bond program, that it has been paid the…