The missing month of CPI due to the shutdown has come back to haunt, indeed. Figures that are indexed for…
You redeem i bonds. You don't sell them. No secondary market. So you get the principal and accrued interest minus…
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Yes, it's certainly going to be interesting. It's unlikely for the May rate to be under 1.20%.The most likely things…
Category Archives: Inflation
The I Bond’s new fixed rate should be 1.40%. However …
Oct. 30 Update: Treasury sets I Bond’s fixed rate at 1.40%; composite rate at 5.51% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s late October, and normally I would be writing a tome advising readers on investing in Series I Savings Bonds either … Continue reading
This week’s 5-year TIPS auction may be the ‘ultimate’ conservative investment
Auction update: 5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.367% on a strong day for Treasurys By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $26 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRR4. While the real … Continue reading
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September inflation sets I Bond variable rate at 4.08%; Social Security COLA will be 3.6%
I Bonds are likely to get another surge in popularity. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. inflation rose a bit higher than expectations in September, while also setting in stone the variable rate for the Series I Savings Bond and Social … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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‘TIPS are for losers’ … Really?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Talk about a contrary opinion: Real yields for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities have risen to their highest levels in nearly 20 years and still we can easily find negative opinions on this unique investment. The latest opposing … Continue reading
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Trump just opened the Pandora’s box of inflation
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In his his interview last week with Time magazine, President Trump mentioned, in an off-hand way, that inflation could be the solution to the nation’s $40 trillion national debt. This is something a president should NEVER … Continue reading
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