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To avoid the tax filing hassle, I'm thinking about buying the IBIL ISHARES IBONDS OCTOBER 2035 TIPS ETF instead of…
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Nothing that I consume every stopped at the official inflation rate. Upper middle class budget. I did have an eye…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
10-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.180% to apparently weak demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury’s $15 billion offering of a reopened 10-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CHP9 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.180%, a bit higher than traders expected. This 9-year, 8-month TIPS had been trading … Continue reading
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Amid volatility, this week’s 10-year TIPS auction still looks attractive
Note: The auction will close Tuesday at 1 p.m. because of the Thanksgiving holiday. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com We’ve seen pretty dramatic swings in both real and nominal yields over the last 2 1/2 months, as Federal Reserve officials wavered … Continue reading
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October inflation brings positive news: Flat for the month, sliding lower for the year
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here we go: A good news inflation report as we head toward a new year. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau … Continue reading
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Random thoughts on I Bonds in 2023, 2024
I Bonds remain attractive, but when and why? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The I Bond’s new fixed rate of 1.3% — the highest in 16+ years — and the resulting composite rate of 5.27% should be creating a lot of … Continue reading
A quick update on Thursday’s 5-year TIPS auction
There is an explanation for everything, right? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As they say, “You learn something every day.” At least you should learn something every day. Thursday’s TIPS auction result, which you can read about here, caused some angst … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
...another thought; do you use Private Relay? If so, perhaps that causes some conflict?