Category Archives: Investing in TIPS

This week’s 10-year TIPS auction has ‘potential’

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Tipswatch

But beware: Real yields are volatile; even hour to hour By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, July 21: New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 0.630% at auction, a nice result for investors The Treasury on Thursday will auction $17 billion in … Continue reading →

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June inflation hits new highs: 1.3% for the month, 9.1% year over year

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Tipswatch

Annual inflation is now running at the hottest pace since 1981. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Have we hit peak inflation yet? The answer is: we don’t know, because the June inflation report showed inflation surging ever higher, greatly exceeding already … Continue reading →

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A 10-year TIPS is maturing Friday. How did it do as an investment?

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Tipswatch

Despite a real yield deeply negative to inflation, CUSIP 912828TE0 out-performed a nominal 10-year Treasury. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back on July 19, 2012, the U.S. Treasury auctioned a new 10-year TIPS, CUSIP 912828TE0, with a rather dire result: The … Continue reading →

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Are TIPS broken?

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Tipswatch

Are declines in your TIPS funds stressing you out? Today’s article is a guest offering from Adam Collins, a Tipswatch reader and flat fee financial adviser. He explains why TIPS are needed in a portfolio, and which TIPS funds might … Continue reading →

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5-year TIPS reopening auction gets a real yield of 0.362%, breaking a string of negative yields

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Tipswatch

By David Enna,Tipswatch.com Am I a bit disappointed? Sure, but … I’ll take it: This was the first 4- to 5-year TIPS auction to get a positive real yield since December 2019, breaking a string of nine consecutive auctions of … Continue reading →

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