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
What is a Treasury Investment-Protected Security?
There’s a whole lot of confusion about TIPS. If you see a TIPS listing, like the one run in Barron’s, you see a rate of return of about 0.9% for a 10-year bond. Why would anyone invest in that? The … Continue reading
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Why Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities?
A little story. Back in 1999 I was at a cocktail party, and of course, the conversation drifted toward the red-hot stock market, as it always did in 1999. What were you buying? Cisco? AOL? Something-or-other.com? I said, “I’ve been … Continue reading
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…