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Update on my plan to transfer some of our 12/1998 to 10/2001 I-Bonds currently registered in both of our names…
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Tag Archives: interest-rates
30-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 2.055%
Only the 2nd auction of this term since 2011 to get a real yield above 2.0%. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Real yields were ticking a bit higher Thursday morning and that trend gave investors in today’s 30-year TIPS reopening auction … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged bonds, interest-rates, personal-finance, The Treasury
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U.S. annual inflation fell to 2.9% in July, lowest rate since March 2021
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Federal Reserve got the sort of inflation report it desired for July, with the U.S. annual rate dipping below 3.0% for the first time since March 2021. There were no surprises, with annual core inflation … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Savings Bond, Social Security
Tagged bonds, inflation, interest-rates, investing, personal-finance
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A 10-year TIPS matured July 15. How did it do as an investment?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com On July 15, an ugly-duckling 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security matured. It was CUSIP 912828WU0, first auctioned on July 24, 2014. I call it an ugly-duckling because the auctioned real yield was 0.249%, setting its coupon rate … Continue reading
Posted in I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged bonds, interest-rates, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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May’s inflation report gives the Fed breathing room
Both all-items and core inflation came in below expectations. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Federal Reserve, which is set to provide future rate predictions this afternoon, got a bit of good news this morning from the May inflation report. Inflation … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond
Tagged bonds, economy, inflation, interest-rates, investing, TIPS, Treasury investments
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AllianceBernstein suggests a 60/30/10 portfolio to protect against inflation
Investment firm sees ‘higher and spikier’ inflation looming. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com AllianceBernstein, a global investment firm with about $725 billion in assets under management, is now advising its clients to replace the traditional 60% stocks / 40% bonds portfolio … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
Tagged bonds, economy, interest-rates, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I've just read my own comment aloud to my wife, who opines that "the only thing that's easy at TreasuryDirect…