Recall quite well those early 70/80s Bonds…low dollar amount and, vaguely, recall an age cap of some form but was…
No, you are correct. Understanding and then buying TIPS can be confusing. But once you get the ladder built, TIPS…
I invest in both, and I think of I Bonds as a super-safe, inflation-protected cash alternative with a flexible maturity…
The same rules apply to EE Bonds. According to my buddy Claude, that rule was instituted for all savings bonds…
Category Archives: Inflation
For the right investor, this week’s 30-year TIPS auction looks attractive
Caution: Consider carefully the long term and high volatility. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer at auction $9 billion in a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. For an investor who can handle the long term … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling today so this will be a brief post. So … it looks like the Federal Reserve’s wariness on inflation has been justified, at least based on data from the January inflation report. The … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, business, economy, finance, inflation
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My schedule … and what’s coming up
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you have been reading this site for a long time, you know what this headline means: I will soon be traveling to some distant place with confusing timezone differences and potentially weak-to-zero internet. It is … Continue reading
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Here are results of my short-term TIPS experiment
Did it work out well? Yes. But is it worth the risks? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For a few years now, I’ve been getting questions about seemingly lavish high real yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities that are nearing maturity. My … Continue reading
A 10-year TIPS matured Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on Jan. 23, 2014, the Treasury auctioned a new 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828B25, generating a real yield to maturity of 0.661% and a coupon rate of 0.625%. That doesn’t seem exciting, but at the time … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I am a dedicated I-bonder and to a lesser extent EE-bonder. TIPS are interesting and confusing. I have avoided them…