This is from Claude, backing up your hypothesis: A May 2025 project update indicated that work is continuing to build…
Interesting information, and seems believable. However, what is your source? (Also, moving to an app-enabled site might have us all…
For those of you who dislike the treasuryDirect website (clunky, outdated etc) it is going to disappear completely. They are…
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Category Archives: Inflation
TIPS funds vs. TIPS ladder: An investor weighs in
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A lot of readers ask about the ladder of TIPS investments I have built over the years. Yes, I do have a ladder, and it does hit every year from 2023 to 2032, and then jumps … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
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I Bonds: A not-so-simple buying guide for 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Note: I posted an updated I Bond analysis on April 14: Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% After a year of raging-high demand, where do … Continue reading
2022 in review: Scary year for inflation, better year for inflation protection
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The year 2022 broke through several economic milestones, and most of them were dreadful: Highest U.S. inflation in 40 years. U.S. stock market down 20%. U.S. bond market down 13%. Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates. … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
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The language of TIPS: It’s complicated.
New investors are baffled by Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. Can’t blame them. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A year ago, while real yields for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were still deeply below zero, I worked with a Wall Street Journal reporter on a … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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Despite volatility, this week’s 5-year TIPS reopening remains appealing
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Opinion: Nominal and real yields for mid- to longer-term Treasurys are lower than they should be. The Federal Reserve is aggressively tightening, sending clear signals it wants interest rates heading higher. But the result is lower … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Anyone else get the email "TreasuryDirect: How Certificates of Indebtedness Can Help Fund Summer Fun"?What is interesting is I don't…