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Category Archives: Retirement
Academic study: I Bonds out-perform high-yield savings accounts
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A new research paper by a Marquette University professor found that Series I Savings Bonds created annual returns substantially higher than high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) between 1999 and April 2026. The emeritus professor, Dr. David Krause, … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Retirement, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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TIPS values exist in a multiverse: What’s the correct reality?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Many of us here are strongly committed to holding investments in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities to maturity. That means trading is not an issue, despite the temptations. It also means the “current market value” of a TIPS … Continue reading
Posted in Investing in TIPS, Retirement, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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iShares target-date TIPS ETFs are growing in appeal … and deserve a look
The newest fund, IBIM, holds just one TIPS, but will expand. I have cautions. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Blackrock’s iShares division in March launched a unique ETF holding just one bond: CUSIP 91282CPU9, a 10-year TIPS that matures in January … Continue reading
Posted in ETFs, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
Tagged inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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I filled out the top end of my TIPS ladder last week
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One morning last week on Bloomberg, a fixed-income analyst was asked about the effect of a 5% nominal yield on a 30-year Treasury bond. He said: “Then you’ll see bond investors attacking like seagulls in Finding … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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TreasuryDirect, ditch the ‘gift box’ and raise the I Bond purchase cap
My solution: Double the purchase cap to at least $20,000 a year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week, TreasuryDirect again sent emails asking holders of savings bonds in gift boxes to deliver them as quickly as possible. I have written … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, EE Bonds, I Bond, Inflation, Retirement, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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This became very low priority once I saw that the monthly ETFs are tiny ($30 million in assets), and *at…