I predict the Fed's next move will be a rate hike, not a cut. And the November I-Bond fixed rate…
Wrestling with an option to fill out either the 2041 leg or the 2035 leg (YTM ~1.9%) of my ladder…
I hold a large amount of I bonds and EE bonds but have not as yet redeemed any. I do…
Claude is Anthropic’s AI. It gave a much more detailed answer but I grabbed a snippet. Claude allows anonymous searching…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
Real yields have been slipping, but don’t lose heart
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in early November I worked with financial adviser (and overall economic guru) Allan Roth on an article he was writing for AARP. The topic: How surging real yields of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities now made these … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Investing in TIPS
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My schedule … and what’s coming up
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’m traveling in Costa Rica for a couple weeks and I will often be in areas with weak or zero Internet connections. So I won’t be writing much and I may miss responding to some of … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
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I Bonds vs. TIPS: Right now, it’s clearly ‘advantage TIPS’
Despite the I Bond’s appeal, investors shouldn’t ignore the sizable yield advantage for TIPS. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com We’ve just gotten through a year of “I Bond mania,” which has brought a lot of welcome attention to a little-known, rarely … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.485%, highest in more than 12 years
Fed president James Bullard gave auction investors a gift today. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Investors in today’s Treasury offering of $15 billion in a 10-year TIPS reopening auction should give a tip of the hat to St. Louis Fed president … Continue reading
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Uncertainty surrounds this week’s 10-year TIPS auction
Have we passed the peak for real yields? Or is this another head-fake? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Well, that was a wild week. Look back to Nov. 3, when both 5- and 10-year TIPS real yields were closing in on … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Hard sell off in the bond market worldwide today. So far this year cash has been a good place to…