That's a sensible idea, especially if you fear the chance of prolonged deflation. I tend to use nominals for investments…
As a hedge, and as other TIPS experts have suggested, do you think it might be prudent do a 50/50…
David, thanks so much for the preview. I've been looking at the inflation breakeven rate all week and have been…
My omission--Thank you!
Category Archives: Federal Reserve
Is this week’s new 10-year TIPS worth targeting?
For me, definitely. But it’s a personal decision. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Something unique is coming this week: The first-ever Treasury Inflation-Protected Security to mature in the year 2036. For that reason, and the fact that real yields remain attractive, … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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U.S. inflation held steady in December; annual rate closes at 2.7%
Core inflation held at 2.6%, a 5-year low for a completed year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com FYI, comments have now been closed on this article. Discussion was going strictly political. U.S. inflation rose 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis in … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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2025: An inflation-watcher’s year in review
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Let’s all admit one thing: 2025 has been a bizarre year for the U.S. economy, inflation, government effectiveness and the certainty of economic statistics. In fact, my code word through the entire year has been “uncertainty,” … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
Tagged inflation, interest-rates, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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U.S. annual inflation falls to 2.7% for November, a surprising drop
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In the messiest inflation report in history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today that seasonally-adjusted consumer prices rose just 0.2% over a two-month period (October and November), resulting in an annual rate of 2.7% This … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, stock-market, Treasury investments
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The bond market isn’t buying the Fed’s rate cuts
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As the Federal Reserve continues on a path toward lower short-term interest rates, the bond market isn’t tagging along. Instead, yields on medium- and longer-term Treasurys have been increasing, not falling. The Fed began its latest … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs, Treasury Bills
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
It is true that I could have redeemed it when the rate was 1.9%, and maybe could have earned more…