I sold the bulk of my low yielding I-bonds (about $300K worth) some years ago (2023?) to help fund my…
Nexus establishes that catastrophic compromise of a commercial identity-proofing repository is a demonstrated failure mode. Therefore Treasury's risk analysis should…
Co-owners would indeed be fine, but that is not our situation. Each bond has one owner, with the other spouse…
I agree that the 2nd death, creating a sole owner, could be the trigger for estate issues. Co-owners should be…
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Secretary Bessent, take note: Treasury yields are not ‘too high’
Plus: Reaction to Kevin Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A week ago, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to double the Treasury’s buy-back of long-term U.S. debt, up from $2 billion to $4 billion a week … Continue reading
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Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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30-year TIPS reopening gets real yield of 2.973%, highest in nearly 25 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $8 billion in a reopened 30-year TIPS, CUSIP 912810US5, generated a real yield to maturity of 2.973%, highest for this term since October 2001. While that’s historic, the real yield fell just … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs, TreasuryDirect
Tagged economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, stocks, Treasury investments
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TreasuryDirect is launching a controversial login system
And it will be mandatory after October 28 By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Over the weekend, TreasuryDirect began sending out emails alerting investors it is changing its login system to ID.me, a government-verified but somewhat controversial identity provider. The new system … Continue reading
Will this week’s stellar 30-year TIPS auction attract investors?
30 years is a difficult maturity for a small-scale investor. NOTE TO READERS: The U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday (one day before the auction) that it is doubling its buy-backs of longer-term Treasurys. This continues the Treasury’s moves to focus on … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Retirement, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, Treasury investments
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‘No surprises’ July inflation report gives the Fed a break
Is inflation really slowing? And what does this mean for I Bonds, TIPS and the Social Security COLA? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The July inflation report provides evidence that U.S. inflation is gradually slowing, which should be good news for … Continue reading
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I agree with all your trepidation re: ID.me, David.The thing is, I would guess that most of the people who…