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Has anyone experienced the process of collecting I-bond assets from the Treasury from the Treasury Direct account of a deceased…
@RockyYes, this is what happens when I’m in a rush. Before next article I wanted to come back here and…
Found your 2 cents! $ 0.2378 $3.58 =14/184*0.0625*100*0.5 .2378*15.06687 $3.60 - $3,58 = $.02
Category Archives: Inflation
January’s inflation report was a bit of a disaster
All-items and core inflation both rose much higher than expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The January inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demonstrated that U.S. inflation is far from tamed. This was not good news. There … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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My schedule, and what’s coming next
Plus, a few other thoughts on a changing Treasury market. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Long-time readers of this site know what that headline signals: I am on the move. Over the next 3+ weeks I will be traveling in Argentina … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security, Taxes
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The unique serenity of holding TIPS at TreasuryDirect
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Want to find your happy place? Sometimes you have to go your own way. The consensus advice is to buy individual Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities in a tax-deferred account, most likely a traditional IRA. These bonds pay … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Taxes, TreasuryDirect
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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 2.243%, highest for this term in 16 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $20 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CML2 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.243%, the highest for this term at auction since January 2009. The … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged bonds, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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For me, this week’s 10-year TIPS auction is a ‘must buy’
Others may want to wait and watch for higher real yields. Jan. 23 update: New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 2.243%, highest for this term in 16 years By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I picked up the December issue of Kiplinger … Continue reading
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
For people with a trust where all assets get distributed on death, can the trust simply sell the I Bonds…