Category Archives: Savings Bond

I Bond podcast: U.S. Savings Bonds for a risk-free, stellar return over the next year …

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Jeremy Keil, a certified financial planner based in Milwaukee, reached out to me this month to help educate his clients on U.S. Series I Savings Bonds, a very hot topic in October 2021. We tried to … Continue reading →

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I Bond dilemma: Buy in October? Or wait until November?

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Tipswatch

My opinion: Long-term investors should buy in October. Short-term term investors could wait until November. But whatever … buy I Bonds in 2021. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com With the release of the September inflation report on Wednesday, we got rather … Continue reading →

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Coming October 13: The most significant inflation report in a decade

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Tipswatch

September inflation numbers should nail down the Social Security COLA at 5.8%+ and set the I Bond’s inflation adjusted rate at 6.5%+, annualized. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Next Wednesday, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, we’re going to get a whopper of … Continue reading →

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Any chance the Treasury will raise the I Bond’s fixed rate in November?

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Tipswatch

Let’s be realistic. It won’t happen. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com This is a question I’ve been getting often in reader e-mails: “Dave, do you think the Treasury will raise the I Bond’s fixed rate in November? Should I wait until … Continue reading →

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A new 10-year TIPS will be auctioned Thursday. Anyone interested?

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Tipswatch

Hint: It won’t be a thing of beauty. But investors may snatch it up. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer $16 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CCM1. The coupon rate and … Continue reading →

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