Thank you David, for sharing your knowledge. Last week, after 40 years of investing, I finally took the plunge and…
100%. We'll use the $35k Roth IRA dispersement if applicable, there's always graduate / secondary school, and changing the beneficiaries…
the U.S. government could begin manipulating inflation data (in other words, lying). . . Like, bro, where have you been…
People with guts don't get elected, or at least not reelected. Raising taxes & cutting spending could trigger a recession,…
Category Archives: Investing in TIPS
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
Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS
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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
Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS
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This week, I bought a historically disastrous TIPS
It is CUSIP 912810RA8, first auctioned on Feb. 13, 2013. It wasn’t a great investment back in 2013. But now … By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Earlier this week, on Wednesday afternoon, I did something I’ve never done before: I bought … Continue reading
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But wait ... I have been using ID.ME for several weeks and this morning the treasury sent an email that…