I have a login.gov account from before the time when they required biometrics and such, so I was assuming it…
No Socure ads when I completed Login.gov setup for Medicare. Also, the selfie was required. I decided to early redeem…
Fred, let's keep politics out of it! My 1960 reference was not to justify current inflation, but simply to make…
Just adding a data point from my own experience. Set up a TD account for my business, which was initially…
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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Jay, I agree with you. I hope the Treasury has enough money for all the withdrawals coming before the 28th.…