Rocky, I have to agree there is more than zero risk in U.S. government debt, and the problem gets worse…
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Category Archives: I Bond
Barron’s Live: Best Timing for I Bonds
Tipswatch.com I participated Monday in a Barron’s Live 30-minute video podcast, hosted by Marketwatch columnist Beth Pinsker. The topic was strategies for buying Series I Savings Bonds in 2023. In January? In April? In May? Or just go with TIPS? … Continue reading
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I Bonds: A not-so-simple buying guide for 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Note: I posted an updated I Bond analysis on April 14: Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% After a year of raging-high demand, where do … Continue reading
Here’s A Step-By-Step Guide To Using The Treasury’s Savings Bond Calculator
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is repurposed from a version originally written in June 2018. For investors in U.S. Savings Bonds – EE and I Bonds – the Savings Bond Wizard was an excellent tool for keeping an accurate … Continue reading
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2022 in review: Scary year for inflation, better year for inflation protection
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The year 2022 broke through several economic milestones, and most of them were dreadful: Highest U.S. inflation in 40 years. U.S. stock market down 20%. U.S. bond market down 13%. Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates. … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation rose 0.1% in November, well below expectations
Stock and bond markets are celebrating, with good reason. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For the second month in a row, U.S. inflation came in below expectations in November, clearing the way for speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon pivot … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
In the history of the world that I have read, when a leading entity's national debt gets unsustainably high two…