Detailed steps and screenshots for how to buy Treasuries on the secondary market without a fee at Fidelity, Vanguard, Charles Schwab, and Merrill Edge.
When to Stop Buying I Bonds or Cash Out and Buy TIPS
I Bonds are great for the short term but TIPS are better for the long term. Calculate whether the time has come to cash out your I Bond and switch to TIPS.
Better Inflation Protection with TIPS Than I Bonds
Consider investing in TIPS for inflation protection after maxing out I Bonds. They have no purchase limit, and you can invest through a mutual fund or ETF.
What To Do With A Maturing CD
You have several good options for your maturing CD. All have their own merits. You can’t go too wrong.
Explore TIPS: A Practical Guide to Investing in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Long-time readers know I have a special interest in TIPS, the inflation-indexed bonds. At one of my annual reader surveys, a reader asked why I wrote about TIPS all the time. I like TIPS because they have guaranteed inflation protection. I wrote everything I know about TIPS into a book called Explore TIPS. I published […]
TIPS During Deflation
[Updated on Oct. 28, 2008. All yields are real yields, after inflation/deflation adjustments.] While the stock market was in turmoil, the real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) rose to an attractive level. The real yield on 10-year TIPS broke the magic 3% number, a level that hasn’t been reached for many years. Many […]
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results
This is the fourth installment in my TIPS auction series. The previous posts in this series were: TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place the Order After the auction is over, the Treasury Department publishes the official auction results on […]
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place the Order
This is part three of the TIPS auctions series. Other posts in this series are: TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results If you are interested in TIPS but you don’t want to be bothered with auctions, you […]
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement
This is part two of the TIPS auctions series. The other posts in the series are: TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place the Order TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results If you are interested in TIPS but you don’t want to be bothered with auctions, […]
TIPS Auction Step By Step: Know the Schedule
This is the first post in a series on buying new-issue TIPS in an auction. Other posts in the series include: TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Announcement TIPS Auction Step By Step: Place Order TIPS Auction Step By Step: Read the Results Tentative Auction Schedule How do you know when they will hold […]
Individual TIPS Or TIPS Mutual Fund/ETF
Just like there are mutual funds and ETFs that invest in stocks, there are mutual funds that invest in TIPS. I show a list of them in More Inflation Protection with TIPS After Maxing Out I Bonds. Mutual Fund/ETF Advantages Buying TIPS through a mutual fund (or ETF) is a good idea, because it gives […]