Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Next up: 30-year TIPS will auction Feb. 20, 2104

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Tipswatch

The U.S. Treasury formally announced yesterday that it will auction a new-issue 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on Feb. 20. This is CUSIP 912810RF7, and the coupon rate and yield to maturity will be determined at auction. Here’s the fact sheet. … Continue reading →

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myRA accounts: Training wheels on the road to retirement?

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Treasury has unveiled details  of of the new myRA retirement savings plan announced by President Obama in his State of the Union address on Jan. 28. The accounts, which Treasury calls ‘a simple, safe and affordable way to start … Continue reading →

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PenFed drops its 5-year CD down to 2%

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Tipswatch

We all knew this was coming. The Pentagon Federal Credit Union was offering a 5-year insured CD at 3% in the months of December and January, but now has pushed that rate down to 2%, still a good rate but … Continue reading →

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Wow: The Federal Reserve did the right thing

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Tipswatch

The Federal Reserve did it right yesterday, when its Open Market Committee stuck to its program and announced another $10-billion-a-month cut in its economy-stimulating asset-purchase program. This decision came despite panic selling in emerging markets, which had relied on the … Continue reading →

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Floating Rate Note auctions with a premium of 0.045%

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Tipswatch

I won’t be following the Treasury’s Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) because I don’t see them as a logical investment – at least in 2014 – for the small-scale investor. But yesterday’s auction was historic, introducing a new product to the … Continue reading →

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