Old menus are such a good reality check. It is easy to forget how much prices have moved until you…
This is a great, generous plan. They can also use the I Bond proceeds for education, tax free, if they…
Today is the last day of the TD ID.me transition. It seemed important enough to mark with a post. Tomorrow,…
[…] details are laid out in Tipswatch’s September 9 report on Treasury’s updated guidance, which reproduces the agency’s email and…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
December inflation gets an upside surprise; annual rate rises to 3.4%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One hour after I was reading a Bloomberg report on inflation steadily easing in future months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent out a December surprise: Seasonally-adjusted inflation rose rose 0.3% for the month and 3.4% … Continue reading
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2023: A good year for fighting inflation
For investors seeking safety and inflation protection, volatility brought strong opportunities. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com All things considered (financially speaking, that is) 2023 was a pretty good year. Maybe even very good. The U.S. inflation rate dropped from 6.4% in … Continue reading
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5-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.710%, on target for investors
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com There were no surprises in today’s Treasury reopening auction of $20 billion in CUSIP 91282CJH5, creating a 4-year, 10-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. The real yield to maturity came in at 1.710%, which exactly matched the when-issued … Continue reading
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Questions surround this week’s 5-year TIPS reopening auction
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury on Thursday will offer $20 billion in a reopened 5-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CJH5, creating a 4-year, 10 month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. The TIPS to be reopened, CUSIP 91282CJH5, trades on the secondary market and … Continue reading
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Federal Reserve launches a ‘sea change’ of uncertainty
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com We’ve entered a new era. That’s what Bloomberg’s ever-thoughtful Tom Keene repeated over and over in Wednesday’s coverage of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate forecasts. “This is a sea change,” he said. “I have to emphasize … Continue reading
Back when Peter Lynch was a media star (prior to the introduction of both TIPs and I-bonds) he wrote a…