Love these reviews. Gives you a great understanding of what TIPS are all about and makes me feel better about…
Marce, let's say inflation had averaged 2.5% over those 10 years, which we could consider "average." This TIPS still would…
Doh! Thanks for the link to the 5 year chart. I calculated the median break even as +.07% for the…
A lot of the time I should say.
Category Archives: Inflation
Bad news: Medicare costs for 2026 are surging at triple the rate of inflation
Part B costs, deductibles and IRMAA surcharges will all increase at least 9.7% next year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It was bad enough when we learned on Oct. 24 that Social Security benefits would increase 2.8% for beneficiaries in 2026, … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security, Taxes
Tagged health-insurance, healthcare, insurance, Medicare, Retirement
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‘Bond King’ has a dire view of long-term Treasurys
Gundlach: ‘Treasurys look vulnerable to me’ By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A few years ago, I was working in the kitchen and listening to CNBC in the background. A guest came on and talked, talked, talked about debt investments and risks. … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills
Tagged personal-finance, Treasury investments
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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.843% to lukewarm demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s reopening auction today of a 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CNS6, generated a real yield to maturity of 1.843% for its 9-year, 8-month term. That result was above the “when-issued” market prediction of 1.824%, which indicates … Continue reading
This week’s 10-year TIPS auction will be a test case for uncertainty
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $19 billion in a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CNS6, creating a 9-year, 8-month TIPS. This will be especially interesting because it will be the first-ever TIPS auction … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Nov. 13, 2025: The Inflation Day that wasn’t
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this from a hotel room in Kyoto, Japan, 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Today is Friday. I believe it is also Friday (but very early) in the United States. After 43 … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, inflation, The Treasury, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
The TIP ETF can out-perform in the short-term (sometimes several years) when real yields fall dramatically, as happened during Federal…