Category Archives: Social Security

Social Security COLA looks likely to slip to 3.0% to 3.2% for 2024

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Tipswatch

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 →

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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3.0%. Is this what the Fed was looking for?

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The just-released June inflation report is going to be greeted with glee, I think. It was exactly what the stock and bond markets were hoping for. What happened? The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Social Security | 22 Comments

Question: Is inflation dead?

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After weeks of financial gloom and omens of disaster, we finally had a “Goldilocks” week in the U.S. financial markets. For example: Debt-limit crisis? Solved. Jobs report? Positive. U.S. dollar? Stronger. Oil prices? Still falling. Stock … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Social Security | 29 Comments

Looming debt crisis is already roiling Treasury bill market

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Tipswatch

The 4-week Treasury yield is sending a message of fear. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Update, April 26: ‘The debt limit drama heats up,’ says Moody’s Analytics in new report On Thursday afternoon, I happened to be watching CNBC during a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cash alternatives, Retirement, Social Security, Treasury Bills | 47 Comments

Debt-limit crisis: Lessons from the 2011 earthquake

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Tipswatch

The 2011 crisis led to an S&P downgrade of U.S. debt. This year could be worse. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com When I launched this website back in April 2011, I figured I had chosen one of the most placid and … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Social Security | 47 Comments