Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

Consumer Price Index falls 0.1% in October

Investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and I Bonds have been enjoying decent returns for the last year, thanks to higher-than-expected inflation. But that trend turned in October, with the Consumer Price Index falling 0.1% because of lower prices on gas, … Continue reading

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Next TIPS auction: 10-year reissue auctioning Nov. 17, 2011

The U.S. Treasury has announced that the 10-year TIPS auction set for Nov. 17 will be a reissue of CUSIP 912828QV5, which originally auctioned on July 21 with a coupon rate of 0.625% and a yield to maturity, before the … Continue reading

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Reader asks: Won’t rising inflation make TIPS more valuable?

Reader LDD posted a lot of great questions about TIPS, so I will share them and attempt to provide some answers: I am new to TIPS. I have only owned some for no more than a few months in my … Continue reading

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Reissue of 30-year TIPS auctions at record-low 0.999%

The U.S Treasury has announced the results of its reissue of a 30-year  Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 912810QP6, which drew a yield-to-maturity of 0.999%. In addition, the principal of this TIPS increases with the rate of inflation until maturity. That … Continue reading

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A rational look at TIPS: Are they overpriced? A poor investment?

Scott Grannis, a SeekingAlpha.com blogger who calls himself Calafia Beach Pundit, has written a crystal-clear, totally rational look at Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities titled ‘TIPS Update: Betting On A Stuck Economy.’ Grannis, an economist, came up with this wonderful chart showing the … Continue reading

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