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Tipswatch is written by David Enna, a longtime journalist based in Charlotte, N.C. He has been investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) since 1999. This blog is meant to explore ideas, benefits, and cautions about TIPS and U.S. Series I Bonds, inflation-protected investments that David believes are under-appreciated and under-used.
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23h ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com If you’ve been reading this Tipswatch site for long, you know what that headline means. I am traveling again. By the time you read this Tuesday morning, I will be somewhere in northern Spain. And that ..read more
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4d ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Last week, the Treasury set the fixed rate for I Bonds purchased from May to October 2024 at 1.3%, which combined with a variable rate of 2.96% results in a composite rate of 4.28% for six ..read more
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1w ago
EE bond’s fixed rate stays at 2.7%; doubling period holds at 20 years By David Enna, Tipswatch.com After signaling for a few days that it would hold off to May 1 to announce new rates for U.S. Series I Savings ..read more
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1w ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com I’ve been watching with fascination as market real yields of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities have been steadily rising in recent weeks. We can look at several apparent causes: Definition: The real yield to maturity of a TIPS ..read more
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3w ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The Treasury’s auction of $23 billion in a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security — CUSIP 91282CKL4 — resulted a real yield to maturity of 2.242%, the 2nd highest result for this term since October 2008. The ..read more
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3w ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com With Wednesday’s release of the March inflation report, the buying equation for U.S. Series I Savings Bonds became a bit clearer. We now know the I Bond’s variable rate will fall from the current 3.94% to ..read more
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3w ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Note: I am posting this auction preview early because my I Bond buying guide will be going up Sunday morning. Keep in mind that real yields are currently highly volatile and will change by Thursday’s auction ..read more
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1M ago
Inflation again rose higher than expected in March, probably putting Fed rate cuts on hold. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Non-seasonally adjusted inflation rose 0.65% in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning, which sets the inflation-adjusted variable rate ..read more
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1M ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com A logical strategy for some I Bond investors is to act now to redeem I Bonds with a fixed rate of 0.0% (and a current composite rate no higher than 3.94%) and use that money to ..read more
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1M ago
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Blame it on the Fed. Early this week, it looked likely that today’s reopening auction of a 10-year TIPS — CUSIP 91282CJY8 — would generate a real yield to maturity of 2.0% or higher. But the ..read more