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To avoid the tax filing hassle, I'm thinking about buying the IBIL ISHARES IBONDS OCTOBER 2035 TIPS ETF instead of…
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Nothing that I consume every stopped at the official inflation rate. Upper middle class budget. I did have an eye…
Category Archives: Inflation
A 10-year TIPS is maturing Friday. How did it do as an investment?
Despite a real yield deeply negative to inflation, CUSIP 912828TE0 out-performed a nominal 10-year Treasury. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on July 19, 2012, the U.S. Treasury auctioned a new 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828TE0, with a rather dire result: The … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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5-year TIPS reopening auction gets a real yield of 0.362%, breaking a string of negative yields
By David Enna,Tipswatch.com Am I a bit disappointed? Sure, but … I’ll take it: This was the first 4- to 5-year TIPS auction to get a positive real yield since December 2019, breaking a string of nine consecutive auctions of … Continue reading
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Attention investors: TIPS are now a viable, attractive alternative to I Bonds
An earthquake has hit the Treasury market. The result is that TIPS are becoming much more attractive. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The investment world — from Suze Orman to your Uncle Bob — has been fascinated by U.S. Series I … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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U.S. inflation again storms higher, increasing 1.0% in May and hitting 8.6% year over year
May inflation set another 40-year high. Food, gas and shelter prices were key factors, but prices were up in every category. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This is getting a bit dangerous, don’t you think? Seasonally adjusted U.S. inflation increased 1.0% … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
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Highlights from Eastern Europe: Freedom, history, beauty … and inflation
I’ve been gone three weeks. Did anything happen? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Yes, I am now back home after a three-week adventure in Eastern Europe — Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. In all, adding in a recent trip to … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
...another thought; do you use Private Relay? If so, perhaps that causes some conflict?