I can't argue with your rationale though. The current composite and the expected composite are both very attractive and the…
To each their own but I care more about the fixed rate than the composite rate. If it's staying at…
This is a tough call. We could be heading toward stagflation, which would mean higher inflation and slower economic growth.…
I wouldn’t have wished for a war with Iran or a spike in oil/ energy prices. I have no control…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
A 5-year TIPS matured April 15. How did it do as an investment?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in spring 2018, the Federal Reserve was continuing its wind-down of quantitative easing, raising its key short term interest rate on March 21 to a range of 1.50 – 1.75%. That led to a very … Continue reading
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Thoughts on this week’s 5-year TIPS auction: It’s complicated
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $21 billion of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CGW5. The coupon rate and real yield to maturity will be set by the auction results. For months, I … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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I Bond dilemma: Buy in April, buy in May, or don’t buy at all?
The I Bond’s fixed rate could rise to 0.6% or higher on May 1. Should you wait? Or look at alternatives? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate … Continue reading
March inflation report sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 3.38%
Annual U.S. inflation fell to 5.0% in March, but core inflation rose to 5.6%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% The just-released U.S. inflation report … Continue reading
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After three months of volatility, where do we stand?
TIPS remain attractive. And now bank CDs are worth a serious look. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com It’s been kind of wild to go from seeing the possibility of TIPS with a real yield of 2% in early March to the … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
This is my thinking as well. I wish I had purchased more I-Bonds at the 1.3% fixed rate but even…