The wait is over...one of the missing ingredients is the benefit of starting the minimum one year old for maximum…
I Bonds are a rounding error - only comprising $86 billion of our $38 trillion in debt. Their balance is…
It would be my pleasure to accommodate you However, the URL for 20 year TIPS at CNBC pulls up no…
I selfishly request you add the 20-year TIPS to the list.
Tag Archives: TIPS
Morningstar says VTIP is having a ‘lousy’ year. It’s not true.
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Morningstar.com published an article last week singling out three of its favorite ETFs as having “a lousy 2025.” I was surprised to see Vanguard’s Short-term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP) listed as one of the three. The … Continue reading
Posted in ETFs, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged investing, TIPS, Treasury investments
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Vanguard launches VTP, a new full-range TIPS ETF
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Vanguard’s lineup of bond exchange-traded funds has long had a missing piece: An ETF that indexes the performance of the full spectrum of maturities for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. Vanguard’s only option was VTIP, its Short-Term Inflation-Protected … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged ETFs, investing, personal-finance, The Treasury, TIPS, Vanguard
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Here’s another chance to get a 2% above-inflation yield for nearly 10 years
Treasury will auction a reopened 10-year TIPS on Thursday. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com March 20, 2025 update: 10-year TIPS reopening auction gets real yield of 1.935% after Fed-triggered dip Real yields have been quite volatile through 2025, with the yield on … Continue reading
Posted in Inflation, Investing in TIPS, TreasuryDirect
Tagged investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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New 10-year TIPS gets real yield of 2.243%, highest for this term in 16 years
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $20 billion in a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CML2 — generated a real yield to maturity of 2.243%, the highest for this term at auction since January 2009. The … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, Inflation, Investing in TIPS
Tagged bonds, economy, finance, inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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A great mystery: I Bond buying guide for 2025
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com April 11, 2025, update: Welcome to the I Bond ‘buying season’ April 10, 2025, update: I Bond’s variable rate will rise to 2.86% on May 1 Update, Jan 31, 2025: I noted in this article that I was … Continue reading
Posted in Cash alternatives, I Bond, Inflation, Savings Bond, TreasuryDirect
Tagged inflation, investing, personal-finance, TIPS, Treasury investments
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
2.5% to 2.7%+ Real yield above inflation on 20 to 30-year TIP bonds.