Old menus are such a good reality check. It is easy to forget how much prices have moved until you…
This is a great, generous plan. They can also use the I Bond proceeds for education, tax free, if they…
Today is the last day of the TD ID.me transition. It seemed important enough to mark with a post. Tomorrow,…
[…] details are laid out in Tipswatch’s September 9 report on Treasury’s updated guidance, which reproduces the agency’s email and…
Category Archives: Savings Bond
I Bond dilemma: Buy in April, buy in May, or don’t buy at all?
The I Bond’s fixed rate could rise to 0.6% or higher on May 1. Should you wait? Or look at alternatives? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate … Continue reading
March inflation report sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 3.38%
Annual U.S. inflation fell to 5.0% in March, but core inflation rose to 5.6%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% The just-released U.S. inflation report … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
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Want to exit your I Bond investment? You’d better have a plan.
Aug. 6, 2023, update: The I Bond exit ramp is now open; proceed with caution By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For years, my constant advice about redeeming I Bonds has been this: “Don’t do it until you really need the money.” … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills
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U.S. inflation increased 0.4% in February; annual rate falls to 6.0%
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this posting after just arriving in Zadar, Croatia. My time is short, so I will need to be brief this month. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4% in February … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
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I Bonds: Let’s handicap the May fixed-rate reset
Everything you are about to read is based on facts … and plain old guesswork. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 28, 2023: Treasury raises I Bond’s fixed rate to 0.9%; new composite rate is 4.30% Note, March 13: It … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
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Back when Peter Lynch was a media star (prior to the introduction of both TIPs and I-bonds) he wrote a…