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Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
TIPS funds vs. TIPS ladder: An investor weighs in
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A lot of readers ask about the ladder of TIPS investments I have built over the years. Yes, I do have a ladder, and it does hit every year from 2023 to 2032, and then jumps … Continue reading
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I Bonds: A not-so-simple buying guide for 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Note: I posted an updated I Bond analysis on April 14: Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% After a year of raging-high demand, where do … Continue reading
Here’s A Step-By-Step Guide To Using The Treasury’s Savings Bond Calculator
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This article is repurposed from a version originally written in June 2018. For investors in U.S. Savings Bonds – EE and I Bonds – the Savings Bond Wizard was an excellent tool for keeping an accurate … Continue reading
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2022 in review: Scary year for inflation, better year for inflation protection
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The year 2022 broke through several economic milestones, and most of them were dreadful: Highest U.S. inflation in 40 years. U.S. stock market down 20%. U.S. bond market down 13%. Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates. … Continue reading
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The language of TIPS: It’s complicated.
New investors are baffled by Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. Can’t blame them. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A year ago, while real yields for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were still deeply below zero, I worked with a Wall Street Journal reporter on a … Continue reading
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100%. We'll use the $35k Roth IRA dispersement if applicable, there's always graduate / secondary school, and changing the beneficiaries…