The TIP ETF can out-perform in the short-term (sometimes several years) when real yields fall dramatically, as happened during Federal…
Love these reviews. Gives you a great understanding of what TIPS are all about and makes me feel better about…
Marce, let's say inflation had averaged 2.5% over those 10 years, which we could consider "average." This TIPS still would…
Doh! Thanks for the link to the 5 year chart. I calculated the median break even as +.07% for the…
Category Archives: Savings Bond
I Bond’s variable rate will rise to 2.86% on May 1
March prices slipped into deflation, a bit of a surprise. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com April 30 update: I Bond gets a new fixed rate of 1.10%, composite rate of 3.98% The just-released March inflation report gives us something we desperately need: … Continue reading
My I Bond fixed-rate projection just fell to 1.10%
The benchmark 5-year real yield continues to fall. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com April 11, 2025, update: Welcome to the I Bond ‘buying season’ April 10, 2025, update: I Bond’s variable rate will rise to 2.86% on May 1 Amid all this week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, The Treasury
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Today’s not-good-news: Treasury plans ‘substantial’ layoffs
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Court documents filed by a U.S. Treasury official indicate the department is planning a “substantial number” of layoffs, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The revelation came in court documents filed by Treasury to a federal judge … Continue reading
Posted in EE Bonds, I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged doge, news, politics, The Treasury, Treasury investments
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January’s inflation report was a bit of a disaster
All-items and core inflation both rose much higher than expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The January inflation report, just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demonstrated that U.S. inflation is far from tamed. This was not good news. There … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, interest-rates, investing
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TreasuryDirect tax forms: How to find the 1099s, decipher them
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you are an account holder at TreasuryDirect, one of your “duties” each January is to go on a hunt for your 1099s, the extremely important (and ruthlessly obtuse) tax forms the Treasury hides away deep … Continue reading
Posted in EE Bonds, I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Taxes, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I view TIPs as insurance--in this case insurance against unexpected inflation. I don't have them as part of my portfolio…