Does the Social Security Trust Fund increasingly liquidating the nonmarketable Treasurys in the fund have any role in the public…
If there is a recession and the Fed lowers interest rates via the Fed Funds rate and possibly even QE,…
I am convinced that the standard Treasury market and the TIPS market have become independent of each other and have…
Marce, sure there is a potential for something breaking. The danger is that some "very big" financial institution was betting…
Category Archives: I Bond
Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
Yields are soaring. Is inflation the cause? Not exactly. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when criticized, often says the United States has the “best-performing bond market in the developed world.” As evidence, he points to successful Treasury … Continue reading
TIPS vs. I Bonds: Let’s do the math
TIPS are more attractive, but the I Bond’s fixed rate will be rising. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and Series I Savings Bonds are both inflation-tracking investments, they each have a unique quality: These qualities can work … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Here’s an illustrated guide to TreasuryDirect’s new login process
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Based on reader feedback I’ve seen, it looks like most people are having no problems logging into TreasuryDirect‘s new system once they have completed verifying a login account with ID.me. That’s good. The bigger problem, of … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Savings Bond, Social Security, TreasuryDirect
Tagged ID.me, IRS, security
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U.S. inflation holds at 3.4% for August. Will that lead to a rate hike?
Plus, what’s ahead for investors in TIPS and I Bonds? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. all-items inflation rose 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, up from 0.1% in July. The annual rate held at 3.4%, matching expectations, the … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Social Security
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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TreasuryDirect provides more guidance on ID.me transition
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury sent an updated email over the weekend again alerting investors that TreasuryDirect will soon require using ID.me for login verification. This change has become quite contentious, accelerating since my August 17 post on this … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Estate planning, I Bond, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged budgeting, finance, investing, money, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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David, what concerns me most is the doubling of the debt from 20t to 40t so quickly. If the endgame…