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Very good article, for it cleared up some of my misconceptions, but I'm not out of the woods. Perhaps you…
Fidelity has min purchase of 1 but the price is higher. For min 1 qty the current ask price is…
Thanks toms -- I check several times a day at E-trade, and the Jan 15 2033 TIPs depth of market…
For the shorter-term TIPS fund, the advantage is less volatility. A fund like VTIP tends to track inflation well but…
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I don’t like this new I Bond interest rate, should I sell and invest elsewhere?
May 1, 2015, update: Series I Savings Bonds to pay 0.0% interest; EE Bonds bump up to 0.3% The Treasury announced this week that it is dropping the fixed rate on Series I Savings Bonds to 0.0% for new bonds sold … Continue reading
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Tagged I BONDS, inflation, safe investments, SAVINGS BONDS, TIPS, Treasury, Treasury investments
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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen in May 22, 2014, auction
The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reopen CUSIP 912828B25 in a May 22 auction, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. Noncompetitive bidding closes at noon and competitive bidding ends at 1 p.m. … Continue reading
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Tagged coupon rate, inflation, The Treasury, TIPS, Treasury Inflation-Protected Security
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Not sure exactly what that is getting at, but I think "originally issued date" is referring to the par value,…