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- This week’s 5-year TIPS auction may be the ‘ultimate’ conservative investment
- September inflation sets I Bond variable rate at 4.08%; Social Security COLA will be 3.6%
- ‘TIPS are for losers’ … Really?
- Trump just opened the Pandora’s box of inflation
- Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
- TIPS vs. I Bonds: Let’s do the math
- 10-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.653%, highest in nearly 18 years
- Here’s an illustrated guide to TreasuryDirect’s new login process
- This week’s 10-year TIPS auction has strong appeal
- U.S. inflation holds at 3.4% for August. Will that lead to a rate hike?
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- WSJ: Current TIPS values
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Lou, the coupon rate should cover the taxes for the inflation accruals.
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[…] rate is the part nobody knows for sure. Treasury doesn’t publish its formula. David Enna of Tipswatch, who has…
This auction is going to have very strong demand.
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Category Archives: I Bond
TreasuryDirect 1099s: How to find tax forms, decipher them
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the “interesting” challenges in dealing with the U.S. government’s TreasuryDirect website comes each January, when you might — or might not — need to go in search of federal tax forms. If you had … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Taxes, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect
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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS auction: Is it a must buy?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here’s a strange fact: Despite the surge higher in 10-year real yields over the last 16 months, no new-issue TIPS of this term has received a coupon rate of 1.50% or higher since July 2009. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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December inflation gets an upside surprise; annual rate rises to 3.4%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One hour after I was reading a Bloomberg report on inflation steadily easing in future months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent out a December surprise: Seasonally-adjusted inflation rose rose 0.3% for the month and 3.4% … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
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I Bond buying guide for 2024: Be patient
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Updated analysis … I Bond dilemma: Buy in April, in May, or not at all? If you are a longer-term investor looking for ultimate safety and protection from inflation, you are going to want to buy U.S. … Continue reading
2023: A good year for fighting inflation
For investors seeking safety and inflation protection, volatility brought strong opportunities. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com All things considered (financially speaking, that is) 2023 was a pretty good year. Maybe even very good. The U.S. inflation rate dropped from 6.4% in … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills
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Look for menu item 'Fixed Income, Bonds & CDs', then 'New issue' and you can select TIPS in the drop…