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One thing you left out - this is exactly what happened in the 60s and 70s and how the post-WW2…
Unfortunately politics are increasingly important to economics. Deficits, interest rates, wars, immigration, energy policy, regulatory policy, and so on all…
Cutting spending, raising taxes, and inflation / currency devaluation are the tools to manage the debt. There's quite a bit…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Looking back at my longest-held stocks
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After writing my memorial to financial guru Bob Brinker last week, I thought it would be interesting to look back at my individual stock investments over the years, or at least the ones I am still … Continue reading
Posted in Investing in TIPS
Tagged Asset allocation, ETFs, investing, Nvidia, personal-finance
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Remembering Bob Brinker … and his life-changing advice
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com January 26, 1986, was a big day in my life. The Chicago Bears, my longtime favorite team, were playing in the Super Bowl. That afternoon, I was driving with my future wife to a Super Bowl … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
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Treasury is ending paper I Bonds as a tax refund
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you’ve been overpaying estimated taxes all through 2024 with the intention of purchasing paper U.S. Series I Savings Bonds in 2025 … it’s time for a new plan. Reporter Susan Tompor of the Detroit Free … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, investing, Treasury investments
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Have we seen the end of 2.0%+ real yields?
Shorter-term rates will fall. The future of longer-term rates is uncertain. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Just a few days ago, on Aug. 22, the U.S. Treasury auctioned a reopened 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a real yield to maturity of … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged bonds, inflation, investing
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30-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.055%
Only the 2nd auction of this term since 2011 to get a real yield above 2.0%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Real yields were ticking a bit higher Thursday morning and that trend gave investors in today’s 30-year TIPS reopening auction … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, interest-rates, personal-finance, The Treasury
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David, you have way too much confidence in the people running the system. Of course they are going to inflate!…