Sorry, I don't have fond memories of Brinker. After listening to him for years and subscribing to his "Marketimer", he…
It is $8000 purchased Dec. 2019-March 2020. With the $6K "senior deduction," paying tax on interest is no problem. I…
This is the issue I have with redeeming older I bonds with lower (or even zero) fixed rates. You give…
Would you be redeeming just $10,000 or the full amount for the I Bond you are selling? I Bonds through…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
10-year TIPS auctions at 0.887%
Thursday’s auction of 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securites was greeted with tepid demand — the resulting yield was 0.887 percent, higher than the rate that looked likely a week ago. Inflation fears have diminished in the last few days, because … Continue reading
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S&P launches new index tracking TIPS
From the announcement press release: The S&P/BGCantor U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Security Index is a broad, comprehensive, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market. You can track the index here, … Continue reading
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Why I am exiting Fidelity Inflation Protect Bond (FINPX)
I bought into FINPX on Dec. 8, 2008, when the price per share was $10.25. I am selling today when the price is $12.16. This is a tax-free account. That is a capital gain of 18.6% over three years, above … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation Protected Securities get trashed (again)
Brett Arends of MarketWatch.com wrote an ROI column this week sharply criticizing TIPS and the ‘suckers’ who buy them. Great headline: ‘Holding TIPS will make you poorer.’ Would you buy an investment that was absolutely guaranteed to lose money? No … Continue reading
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TIPS vs. I Bonds: Best move for small investor?
I Savings Bonds used to be a great investment, especially during the stock market bubble of the late 1990s, when they were paying 3.6% interest, plus the inflation rate. And back then, you could buy $60,000 of them a year … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
In that case I would opt for redeeming the younger bond (purchased December 2019-March 2020). The value of that bond…