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- How much are your I Bonds actually earning?
- Treasury holds I Bond fixed rate at 1.3%; composite rate falls to 4.28%
- Real yields are rising, but haven’t yet hit highs of 2023
- Let’s weigh in on the I Bonds vs. T-bills debate
- New 5-year TIPS gets a real yield of 2.242%, 2nd highest in 15 years
- I Bond dilemma: Buy in April, in May, or not at all?
- Next week’s 5-year TIPS auction has solid appeal
- March inflation sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 2.96%
- Interested in swapping out 0.0% fixed-rate I Bonds? Here’s a guide.
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Category Archives: Social Security
Medicare costs for 2024 are rising faster than U.S. inflation
Part B costs, deductibles and IRMAA surcharges will increase about 6% next year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Less than a month ago, U.S. retirees collecting Social Security learned their benefits will be increasing 3.2% beginning in January. That was the … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security
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September inflation sets I Bond’s new variable rate at 3.94%; Social Security COLA will be 3.2%
I Bond’s new composite rate could exceed 5% at the November reset. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Investors in U.S. Series I Savings Bonds will see the investment’s annualized inflation-adjusted variable rate rise to 3.94% at the November 1 reset, up … Continue reading
U.S. inflation rose 0.6% in August; what does it mean for TIPS, I Bonds and Social Security?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As expected, rising gasoline prices pushed U.S. inflation higher in August, rising a seasonally-adjusted 0.6% for the month and increasing 3.7% year-over-year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Core inflation, which removes food and energy, … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
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U.S. inflation rose 0.2% in July; what does it mean for I Bonds, TIPS and Social Security COLA?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Markets got fairly positive news today with the release of the July inflation report: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
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Social Security COLA looks likely to slip to 3.0% to 3.2% for 2024
Projecting the COLA is a fool’s game. But I’ll try anyway … By David Enna, Tipswatch.com With the release of the June inflation report on July 12, we now have a “pretty good” idea of where the Social Security cost-of-living … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Medicare, Retirement, Social Security
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Real yield is the yield above official US inflation.