This is from Claude, backing up your hypothesis: A May 2025 project update indicated that work is continuing to build…
Interesting information, and seems believable. However, what is your source? (Also, moving to an app-enabled site might have us all…
For those of you who dislike the treasuryDirect website (clunky, outdated etc) it is going to disappear completely. They are…
I haven't had any issues dealing with Treasury Direct and have called a few times, converted paper bonds multiple times,…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
For the right investor, this week’s 30-year TIPS auction could have appeal
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this on a gorgeous Friday night in Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island. I am sitting in the open-air lobby of a nice hotel, because everywhere else the Internet is non-existent. So … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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January’s inflation report was a bit of a disaster
All-items and core inflation both rose much higher than expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The January inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demonstrated that U.S. inflation is far from tamed. This was not good news. There … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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My schedule, and what’s coming next
Plus, a few other thoughts on a changing Treasury market. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Long-time readers of this site know what that headline signals: I am on the move. Over the next 3+ weeks I will be traveling in Argentina … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security, Taxes
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The unique serenity of holding TIPS at TreasuryDirect
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Want to find your happy place? Sometimes you have to go your own way. The consensus advice is to buy individual Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities in a tax-deferred account, most likely a traditional IRA. These bonds pay … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Taxes, TreasuryDirect
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An update on things at Tipswatch.com
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After I posted my latest article, “TreasuryDirect tax forms: How to find the 1099s, decipher them” I was informed by my hosting service, WordPress, that this was my 1,000th article on Tipswatch.com. Yeah. One thousand. Geez. My … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Anyone else get the email "TreasuryDirect: How Certificates of Indebtedness Can Help Fund Summer Fun"?What is interesting is I don't…