Rolling over a low fixed-rate I Bond for a higher-fixed rate I Bond is usually a sensible idea, as long…
Free $1,000 for a child with no red tape buys good will even if it’s heavy-handed, I guess. BTW, Harry…
This is a good question for AI so I asked Chat GPT. Here’s its answer: If you swap your January…
Another one for identity collection aimed at our youngest citizens - Treasury Dept. has created auto-enrollment for the new Trump…
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September inflation sets I Bond variable rate at 4.08%; Social Security COLA will be 3.6%
I Bonds are likely to get another surge in popularity. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com U.S. inflation rose a bit higher than expectations in September, while also setting in stone the variable rate for the Series I Savings Bond and Social … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, Social Security
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‘TIPS are for losers’ … Really?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Talk about a contrary opinion: Real yields for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities have risen to their highest levels in nearly 20 years and still we can easily find negative opinions on this unique investment. The latest opposing … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, ETFs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Tremors are rippling across the U.S. Treasury market
Yields are soaring. Is inflation the cause? Not exactly. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, when criticized, often says the United States has the “best-performing bond market in the developed world.” As evidence, he points to successful Treasury … Continue reading
TIPS vs. I Bonds: Let’s do the math
TIPS are more attractive, but the I Bond’s fixed rate will be rising. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com While Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities and Series I Savings Bonds are both inflation-tracking investments, they each have a unique quality: TIPS are reactive, with … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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10-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.653%, highest in nearly 18 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $19 billion in a reopened Treasury Inflation-Protected Security, CUSIP 91282CRE3, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.653%, the highest for this term since an auction in October 2008. Investor demand at … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs
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Hi David, I got a couple of emails from Treasury Services on Friday in response to the FS Form 5511…