I selfishly request you add the 20-year TIPS to the list.
Ben, I 100% agree with you on all logical levels. Assuming logic continues to matter (and in this case, I…
While I take your point, I would guess that I bonds are somewhat niche and not a huge market. It's…
Real and nominal yields tend to move together, higher or lower. In the same direction, but not necessarily by the…
Category Archives: I Bond
February inflation again slides higher than expectations
Markets react with a shrug, but what does it mean for the Federal Reserve? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com February’s inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides further support to the Federal Reserve’s caution on launching into … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, Federal Reserve, finance, inflation, news
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Attention investors: Is it time to rebalance?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While returning home from New Zealand a few days ago, I got into an airport conversation with a traveling friend. I mentioned I had a lot of things to do once I got home (about 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Retirement, Taxes
Tagged investing, personal-finance
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Let’s check in on the I Bond’s next fixed rate
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Earlier this year, I think most I Bond investors were assuming that the I Bond’s next fixed rate would end up being lower than the current 1.30%, the highest fixed rate since November 2006. But things … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, TreasuryDirect
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U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling today so this will be a brief post. So … it looks like the Federal Reserve’s wariness on inflation has been justified, at least based on data from the January inflation report. The … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, business, economy, finance, inflation
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My schedule … and what’s coming up
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you have been reading this site for a long time, you know what this headline means: I will soon be traveling to some distant place with confusing timezone differences and potentially weak-to-zero internet. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
It would be my pleasure to accommodate you However, the URL for 20 year TIPS at CNBC pulls up no…