Both being the seller/issuer and the buyer of 30-year Treasuries on the same day appears like unethical market manipulation to…
Have an ID.ME due to USPTO from a couple of years ago. Logged in and found a bunch of ads…
Interesting...and frightening perspective....thank you. what would be,then, the least risky investment to buy now ? thank you
For decades they were called Certificates of Guaranteed Confiscation, which came back into prominence 20 years ago during the last…
Tag Archives: TIPS
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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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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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
Or perhaps desperation...