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- TreasuryDirect launches its revamped website (sort of)
- Opinion: Treasury should raise the I Bond’s fixed rate
- Another milestone: The yield advantage for EE Savings Bonds has disappeared
- 10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.248%, highest in more than 12 years
- Short-term Treasurys: Even more attractive now.
- This week’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction is worth a serious look
- The TIP ETF just dipped below $110. Is that a buy signal?
- Charts tell the story: The Federal Reserve has room to move (and keep) rates higher
- U.S. inflation rose 0.1% in August: What it means for TIPS, I Bonds and Social Security COLA
- Let’s ‘try’ to clarify how an I Bond’s interest is calculated
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Category Archives: TreasuryDirect
TreasuryDirect launches its revamped website (sort of)
The outer shell is new, information is easier to find, more clearly presented. And then … same old, same old. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you’ve visited everyone’s favorite financial website — TreasuryDirect.gov — in the past few days, you … Continue reading
Posted in Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect
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Opinion: Treasury should raise the I Bond’s fixed rate
But will it? The odds are better now. The data clearly support a higher fixed rate. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com How the U.S. Treasury sets the fixed rate on the Series I Savings Bond is wrapped in mystery. No one … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
33 Comments
Another milestone: The yield advantage for EE Savings Bonds has disappeared
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’ve been pondering recently whether the Treasury will raise the I Bond’s fixed rate above 0.0% at the November 1 reset, and one side of my brain says, “Well, it should” while the other side says, … Continue reading
Posted in EE Bonds, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
19 Comments
Short-term Treasurys: Even more attractive now.
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Back in early July, I wrote an article suggesting a strategy of staggering purchases of short-term Treasurys to boost your gains on cash holdings. I raised this idea because yields on Treasury bills (often called T-bills) … Continue reading
Posted in Bank CDs, Cash alternatives, Federal Reserve, TreasuryDirect
67 Comments
Let’s ‘try’ to clarify how an I Bond’s interest is calculated
You didn’t expect this to be simple, did you? Author’s note: This article ended up being “crowdsourced” through helpful (and accurate) criticism in the comments section. The Excel formulae have been edited to reflect these better techniques. Read the comments … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 