Well in terms of travelling during deep declines in the market, your trend seems to be continuing! Hoping that equities…
Yes, these are built internally with 3 options set to expire at the end of the outcome period, so that…
Epiphany, These are based on derivatives options, not the Actual SP index price. . My old option days where I…
Got some two with more dry powder.. was looking at CPSD, one would think it would be closer to the…
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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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U.S. inflation ticked up just 0.1% in October
Rising food costs and higher rents offset a drop in gas prices last month, leaving consumer prices only slightly higher in October compared with the previous month. From the Associated Press report: The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted … Continue reading
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Vanguard’s new short-term TIPS funds: Better than cash?
Read my Nov. 14, 2013, update on this post Vanguard this month launched a family of mutual funds investing in short-term Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. While investors could duplicate this strategy by simply buying and holding 5-year TIPS to maturity (at … Continue reading
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30-year TIPS reissue auctions at record-low 0.479%
The Treasury just announced that the $7 billion reissue of CUSIP 912810QV3 — creating a 29-year, 4-month TIPS — auctioned with a yield to maturity of 0.479%, a record low for any 30-year issue or reissue. (The principal balance of … Continue reading
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Improving yield on Thursday’s 30-year TIPS auction?
The likely yield on the reissue of a 30-year TIPS has been creeping up this week, making this 29-year 4-month TIPS at least slightly more attractive. If you have been on the fence about this one, you should at least … Continue reading
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Looking at some of the historical outcomes "Outcome Period Performance" these things are all over the board CPSN 2025 returned…