Also, what about the 5-Year TIPS reopen this month?
I'm planning to purchase $20K of I-Bonds in October and/or November. Any thoughts at the moment on the November fixed…
I love your attention to this. Combinations of RMDs, Roth conversions, capital gains, even Social Security increases, can easily get…
Semi-related, we now have 9 months of inflation to use in calculating the IRMAA limits which will be announced in…
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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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
The only "guarantee" is the current rate of .9 and it starts the one year hold...the focus on the current…