Category Archives: TreasuryDirect

For the right investor, this week’s 30-year TIPS auction looks attractive

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Tipswatch

Caution: Consider carefully the long term and high volatility. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will offer at auction $9 billion in a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security. For an investor who can handle the long term … Continue reading →

Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect | 24 Comments

U.S. inflation rose 0.3% in January, higher than expectations

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am traveling today so this will be a brief post. So … it looks like the Federal Reserve’s wariness on inflation has been justified, at least based on data from the January inflation report. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect | Tagged bonds, business, economy, finance, inflation | 9 Comments

Long-time I Bond investors face a tax time bomb

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. Series I Savings Bonds are a unique investment because all interest is rolled into principal until redemption, and in most cases, all the compounded earnings are tax deferred until the I Bond is redeemed or … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Medicare, Retirement, Savings Bond, Taxes, TreasuryDirect | 111 Comments

TreasuryDirect 1099s: How to find tax forms, decipher them

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Tipswatch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com One of the “interesting” challenges in dealing with the U.S. government’s TreasuryDirect website comes each January, when you might — or might not — need to go in search of federal tax forms. If you had … Continue reading →

Posted in I Bond, Investing in TIPS, Taxes, Treasury Bills, TreasuryDirect | 21 Comments

Here are results of my short-term TIPS experiment

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Tipswatch

Did it work out well? Yes. But is it worth the risks? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com For a few years now, I’ve been getting questions about seemingly lavish high real yields on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities that are nearing maturity. My … Continue reading →