Thanks for doing these reviews of maturing TIPS. It's instructive to see how past investing decisions played out. I was…
Looking ahead to the 5-year TIPS auction scheduled for April 23, right now Bloomberg's US bond table shows the 5-yr…
It is 100% true that I Bonds are the better investment when TIPS real yields are negative. That would even…
I'm trying to summarize this outcome in a simple statement: TIPs vs I Bonds TIPs are a worse investment than…
Category Archives: Inflation
Experiment: Let’s try out a very short-term TIPS
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week I wrote about my recent buying spree of medium- to longer-term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, combined with some shorter-term nominal Treasurys and bank CDs. My goal is to take advantage of current high real … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Treasury Bills
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Oh no, I’ve become a Treasury market day-trader!
Real yields at 2% are too good to pass up. Or am I wrong? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com OK, it’s a silly headline. I am not really day-trading in the Treasury and fixed-income markets; I’ve only been buying and not … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Treasury Bills
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For some, this week’s 30-year TIPS reopening will be a ‘unique’ opportunity
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the year’s most interesting TIPS auctions is coming Thursday, the reopening of CUSIP 912810TP3, creating a 29-year, 6-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. Like many of you, I won’t be a buyer at this $8 billion … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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U.S. inflation rose 0.2% in July; what does it mean for I Bonds, TIPS and Social Security COLA?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Markets got fairly positive news today with the release of the July inflation report: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
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Social Security COLA looks likely to slip to 3.0% to 3.2% for 2024
Projecting the COLA is a fool’s game. But I’ll try anyway … By David Enna, Tipswatch.com With the release of the June inflation report on July 12, we now have a “pretty good” idea of where the Social Security cost-of-living … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
One easy way to look at this is to examine the BIL ETF, which holds 1-3 month T-bills. Over the…