With Fidelity everything goes through Money Market which is earning about 3.3%. Unless you have over $100,000 in cash. Then…
Yes, money has to be in cash to make a clean purchase. However, since the settlement for a sale from…
David, your photo of social security cola looks really watered down. My father used to do that with ketchup. Are…
We recently inherited a Schwab account, and I don't have any experience with them. My first question is: Does money…
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TIPS values exist in a multiverse: What’s the correct reality?
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Many of us here are strongly committed to holding investments in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities to maturity. That means trading is not an issue, despite the temptations. It also means the “current market value” of a TIPS … Continue reading
Posted in Investing in TIPS, Retirement, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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iShares target-date TIPS ETFs are growing in appeal … and deserve a look
The newest fund, IBIM, holds just one TIPS, but will expand. I have cautions. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Blackrock’s iShares division in March launched a unique ETF holding just one bond: CUSIP 91282CPU9, a 10-year TIPS that matures in January … Continue reading
Posted in ETFs, Investing in TIPS, Retirement
Tagged inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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10-year TIPS auction gets real yield of 2.169% to soft demand
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s offering of $19 billion in a reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CPU9 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.169%, a bit above secondary market trading. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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This week’s 10-year TIPS auction is going to get interesting
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As U.S. annual inflation rises toward 4%, investor interest in inflation-protected investments is also on the rise, making this week’s reopening auction of a 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security one to watch. This is CUSIP 91282CPU9, with … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Energy shock sends U.S. inflation to a three-year high
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The lingering war in the Mideast, and its oil-price shock, sent U.S. seasonally-adjusted inflation 0.6% higher in April and pushed the annual rate to 3.8%, its highest level since May 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged economy, investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Schwab apparently has the money market fund sweep settlement accounts for managed accounts. They have the capability to setup sweeps…