I bought TIPS at TreasuryDirect for nearly 15+ years (while working) and still have issues there maturing in 2027 to…
I don't know why anyone would build a TIPS ladder in Treasury Direct. You cannot sell them, transferring them can…
This is perhaps an argument for holding more in international bonds. I am a self- directed investor and yet Vanguard…
In my spreadsheet, I have one cell with the current "REF CPI" for the current date, which is the same…
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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen in May 22, 2014, auction
The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reopen CUSIP 912828B25 in a May 22 auction, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. Noncompetitive bidding closes at noon and competitive bidding ends at 1 p.m. … Continue reading
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Why Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities?
A little story. Back in 1999 I was at a cocktail party, and of course, the conversation drifted toward the red-hot stock market, as it always did in 1999. What were you buying? Cisco? AOL? Something-or-other.com? I said, “I’ve been … Continue reading
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
I must have started buying TIPS long before you, as close to a decade went by from the GFC when…