That's a sensible idea, especially if you fear the chance of prolonged deflation. I tend to use nominals for investments…
As a hedge, and as other TIPS experts have suggested, do you think it might be prudent do a 50/50…
David, thanks so much for the preview. I've been looking at the inflation breakeven rate all week and have been…
My omission--Thank you!
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10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.220%, 2nd highest in 16 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com At this moment, I am on a Viking cruise ship sailing out of Gdansk, Poland, and could lose internet access at any moment. So this is going to be quick. The U.S. Treasury’s $18 billion reopening … Continue reading
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Thursday’s 10-year TIPS reopening auction deserves attention
May 22 update: Reopening option gets real yield of 2.220% By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The U.S. Treasury on Thursday will auction $18 billion of a reopened 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CML2. The result will be a 9-year, 8-month TIPS … Continue reading
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U.S. inflation increased 0.2% in April, as annual rate falls to a 4-year low
This is positive news, but uncertainties remain. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I am writing this on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Stockholm, Sweden, so I plan to be brief, to the point, and then get on to exploring this beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, Tariffs
Tagged economics, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance
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What’s the composite rate for your I Bonds?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury just set the new composite rate for I Bonds purchased from May to October 2025: 3.98% for six months, based on a combination of a permanent fixed rate of 1.10% and an inflation-adjusted variable … Continue reading
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5-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 1.702% to apparently weak demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of a new 5-year TIPS, CUSIP 91282CNB3, was a hard one to predict. Real yields have been sliding all over the place in the last week. You might have seen real yield predictions … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
It is true that I could have redeemed it when the rate was 1.9%, and maybe could have earned more…