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5-Year TIPS Auction Coming Up On April 21, 2011
A 5-year TIPS auction is coming up on April 21, 2011. The announcement is scheduled on April 14. This upcoming auction will be the first time when a new coupon rate policy takes effect. Under the new...
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April 2011 TIPS Update From Larry Swedroe
Investment advisor Larry Swedroe published his monthly TIPS update for April 2011. Because the estimated inflation risk premium is still very low, TIPS are seen as a better alternative to nominal...
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Tax Treatment of TIPS Issued At a Premium: IRS Notice 2011-21
The IRS issued a notice to clarify the tax treatment of the premium paid on TIPS issued at a negative yield.Because the Treasury used to set the TIPS coupon rate at the nearest 0.125% below the auction...
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TIPS: Bad Deal for Government, Good Bargain for Investors?
TheStreet.com reported a research paper written by three economists at UCLA saying that TIPS are a bad deal for the government compared to regular Treasuries. Government Keeps Losing With TIPS"Treasury...
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April 2016 5-Year TIPS Sold At -0.18% Yield
The auction for 5-year TIPS maturing in April 2016 closed today. The resulting yield is -0.18%. Although a negative yield isn't pleasant, the result is actually higher than I expected. Wall Street...
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Look Beyond Reported Yield Numbers
Jason Zweig wrote in his WSJ column about how different TIPS funds and ETFs report yield on TIPS funds and ETFs differently.How Inflation-Protected Funds Get to Inflate Their YieldsThe difference...
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Paul McCulley: Munis Are the Best Deals in Bonds
Retired PIMCO managing director and portfolio manager Paul McCulley appeared in an interview in the PBS TV program WealthTrack. He talked about Fed policy, market risks, and investment strategy. Mr....
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Tipswatch: A New Blog About TIPS
While surfing on the Internet, I stumbled upon a new blog (started in April 2011) about TIPS: Tipswatch. Similar to this site, it offers news and commentary about TIPS.From it's about-page:"Tipswatch...
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Scott Burns Suggests Waiting for Better Yield In a 3-Year Ladder
A 68-year-old who has only 36% in bonds asked what to do: buy more bonds now or wait. Syndicated columnist and author Scott Burns suggests waiting in a 3-year ladder."So you needn't be in a hurry to...
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New Global and International TIPS ETFs From iShares
IndexUniverse reports that iShares launched a global and an international inflation-linked bonds ETFs.The global inflation-linked bonds ETF (ticker GTIP) invests in both US and non-US inflation linked...
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