I've heard this idea before and I have no idea if you can pull it off to the satisfaction of…
I recently added to my 2041 TIPS holdings, just to balance out the amounts in the ladder. 2.26% real yield.
Nobody likes to pay extra, but if you have over $200,000 of income (MFJ) so subject to (IRMAA), it is…
And, in effect, "delivering" Ibonds over $10K per year, i.e. no different than using the gift box to spouse...are the…
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Bond bubble? Jeremy Siegel takes a shot at TIPS
Jeremy Siegel, author of ‘Stocks for the Long Run’ and co-author Jeremy Schwartz took some punches at Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities today in an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. They contend that Treasuries – including TIPS -are in a … Continue reading
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5-year TIPS auctions at negative 0.825%
The Treasury has posted the auction results for today’s reissue of a 5-year TIPS. This yield to maturity of -0.825% was right in line with what most experts were predicting. The 4-year, 8-month issue will mature on April 15, 2016. … Continue reading
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Stocks are plummeting: Interesting day for a TIPS auction
Update: This 5-year TIPS reissue auctioned at negative 0.825%. Stocks looking punk. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 430+ points this morning, on the day that the Treasury is auctioning a reissue of a 5-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828QD5. That … Continue reading
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Coming Thursday, Aug. 18: Reissue of a 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security
We knew this was coming, of course, and today we got the official announcement by the U.S. Treasury. On Thursday, the Treasury will auction a reissue of CUSIP 912828QD5, which was originally issued on April 15, 2011 and matures on April … Continue reading
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Wall Street Journal: Good analysis of pluses, minuses of TIPS
Min Zeng wrote a good analysis last week on the rising asset values of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities — at the same time inflation risk seems to be lessening. As Zeng points out, economic turmoil often leads to higher base yields … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I realized a couple years ago I would be slightly over the expected first level of IRMAA because of Roth…