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: I Bond
A 10-year TIPS is maturing July 15. How did it do as an investment?
A multi-year surge in inflation made CUSIP 912828S50 a winner. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The summer of 2016 was a dark time for investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. By June of that year, 5-year real yields had gone deeply negative … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, ETFs, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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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
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
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Academic study: I Bonds out-perform high-yield savings accounts
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A new research paper by a Marquette University professor found that Series I Savings Bonds created annual returns substantially higher than high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) between 1999 and April 2026. The emeritus professor, Dr. David Krause, … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Retirement, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The lingering war in the Mideast, and its oil-price shock, sent U.S. seasonally-adjusted inflation 0.6% higher in April and pushed the annual rate to 3.8%, its highest level since May 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … 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…