Lovely to see your predictions hold. I have followed for a few years now and it has definitely helped me.…
Thank you! I was not aware that the bid/ask spreads were different when the market is open vs closed.
That makes good sense. I'm just not confident enough about what I'm doing yet to purchase on the secondary market.…
You could build the ladder now by purchasing TIPS on the seconday market. The bid/ask spread is pretty small so…
Category Archives: International bonds
ITIP ETF: How risky is it?
I have been following the new iShares International Inflation ETF (ITIP) for a few weeks now, looking for a possible opportunity to buy in. I had arbitrarily set a price of $49.50, and it hasn’t hit that price yet. This … Continue reading
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New ETF entries … International TIPS funds
IShares this month launched two new international bond funds with inflation protection: IShares Global Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (GTIP) and iShares International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund (ITIP). Both funds track indexes of government-issued bonds; the main difference is that GTIP includes U.S. … Continue reading
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Random question that's been on my mind as we are getting closer to the Fall of 2028. That's when the…