Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

September inflation report sets I Bond variable rate at 6.48%; Social Security COLA rises to 8.7%

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Tipswatch

Annual core inflation hits 6.6%, a 40-year high. This isn’t good news for financial markets. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Here is it, the most important Inflation Day of the year, setting in stone the inflation-adjusted variable rate on U.S. Series … Continue reading →

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TreasuryDirect launches its revamped website (sort of)

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Tipswatch

The outer shell is new, information is easier to find, more clearly presented. And then … same old, same old. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you’ve visited everyone’s favorite financial website — TreasuryDirect.gov — in the past few days, you … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Treasury should raise the I Bond’s fixed rate

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Tipswatch

But will it? The odds are better now. The data clearly support a higher fixed rate. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com How the U.S. Treasury sets the fixed rate on the Series I Savings Bond is wrapped in mystery. No one … Continue reading →

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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.248%, highest in more than 12 years

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Tipswatch

Investors benefited from turmoil in the financial markets. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com In the midst of a highly volatile bond market, the Treasury’s offering of a reopened 10-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CEZ0 — generated a real to maturity of 1.248%, … Continue reading →

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This week’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction is worth a serious look

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Tipswatch

Have you given up on longer-term Treasurys? It’s time to get back in the game. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com You’ll never see me screaming “buy, buy, buy” like CNBC’s resident madman, Jim Cramer, but I do think that sensible, conservative … Continue reading →

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