Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

TreasuryDirect tax forms: How to find the 1099s, decipher them

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you are an account holder at TreasuryDirect, one of your “duties” each January is to go on a hunt for your 1099s, the extremely important (and ruthlessly obtuse) tax forms the Treasury hides away deep … Continue reading

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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 2.243%, highest for this term in 16 years

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $20 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CML2 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.243%, the highest for this term at auction since January 2009. The … Continue reading

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For me, this week’s 10-year TIPS auction is a ‘must buy’

Others may want to wait and watch for higher real yields. Jan. 23 update: New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 2.243%, highest for this term in 16 years By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I picked up the December issue of Kiplinger … Continue reading

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U.S. inflation rose 0.4% in December, higher than expected

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The December inflation report issued this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics can be viewed only one way: U.S. inflation is not yet under control. Seasonally adjusted inflation increased 0.4% in December, higher than expectations. … Continue reading

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A 10-year TIPS is maturing Jan. 15. How did it do as an investment?

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In a few days, CUSIP 912828H45 – a 10-year TIPS that originated at auction on Jan. 22, 2015 – will mature. This was a ho-hum TIPS that came to life at a strange time in the … Continue reading

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