Trying to decide between buying this 5-year TIPS on the secondary market versus a 5-year targeted maturity TIPS ETF in…
I'm happy to say that I actually BOUGHT a pair of iBonds just today, even knowing that the upcoming rate…
How does one know (at the time) what inflation will do over the next five years? Had it spiked again,…
Because of the 0.125% coupon rate, this Oct 2021 TIPS would have been cash-flow negative the entire five years if…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
5-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.433% to solid demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $24 billion in a reopened 5-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CPH8 — generated a real yield to maturity of 1.433% to strong demand from investors. The mild October/November inflation report, issued this morning, … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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U.S. annual inflation falls to 2.7% for November, a surprising drop
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In the messiest inflation report in history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said today that seasonally-adjusted consumer prices rose just 0.2% over a two-month period (October and November), resulting in an annual rate of 2.7% This … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, stock-market, Treasury investments
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This week’s 5-year TIPS auction still looks solid
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As I noted in a post last week, the Federal Reserve’s recent moves to lower short-term interest rates haven’t caused real yields to decline. Instead, they have been rising. Normally, the 5-year real yield will track … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, Treasury investments
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The bond market isn’t buying the Fed’s rate cuts
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As the Federal Reserve continues on a path toward lower short-term interest rates, the bond market isn’t tagging along. Instead, yields on medium- and longer-term Treasurys have been increasing, not falling. The Fed began its latest … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs, Treasury Bills
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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Morningstar says VTIP is having a ‘lousy’ year. It’s not true.
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Morningstar.com published an article last week singling out three of its favorite ETFs as having “a lousy 2025.” I was surprised to see Vanguard’s Short-term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP) listed as one of the three. The … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, TIPS, Treasury investments
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Yes, holding off was wise. Locking in ultra low interest rates is almost never advisable. My (imperfect) spreadsheet shows .5%…