If you wait to October, what if you find out by then that the rate will go down because they…
It definitely caused at least a small reduction in six-month inflation. What's amazing is if the United States didn't attack…
That plug in number for November because of the government shutdown makes me feel a bit shortchanged with the variable…
If I had funds at this moment I would buy long dated TIPS instead of iBonds. Those real yields are…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Fidelity’s outlook for TIPS: Clear skies, but threat of fog?
Somehow I own a fractional share of the Fidelity Inflation-Protected Bond Fund (FINPX) and so I get its annual and semi-annual reports. As I’ve noted before, the managers of this fund – William Irving and Franco Castagliuolo – are unusually … Continue reading
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Next up: 5-year TIPS reissue auctioning Dec. 20, 2012
The Treasury on Thursday will announce its last 2012 auction of a Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, mostly likely a reopening of CUSIP 912828SQ4 which matures on April 15, 2017. UPDATE 12/13/12: The Treasury confirmed today that the auction is a reissue … Continue reading
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Tempting short-term investment: TIPS maturing April 15, 2013
Reader Joe pointed out that current pricing on the TIPS maturing April 15, 2013, has moved to a positive yield, while almost the entire TIPS ladder is negative. At this point, it is substantially positive: Tempting, isn’t it? This TIPS … Continue reading
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Surprise: A TIPS auction without a record-low yield
I was on vacation last week and away from computers and the Internet (mostly), so I didn’t get a chance to write about Wednesday’s reissue auction of CUSIP 912828TE0, effectively creating a 9-year 8-month TIPS. Read the Treasury’s announcement. Demand … Continue reading
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Next up: Reopening of a 10-year TIPS, auctioning on Nov. 21, 2012
The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reissue a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912828TE0, effectively creating a 9-year 8-month TIPS. Read the announcement. What we know: This TIPS has a coupon rate of 0.125%, the lowest the Treasury offers … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I wouldn’t have wished for a war with Iran or a spike in oil/ energy prices. I have no control…