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Inflation Protection for Investors: No Guarantees
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

Funds holding indexed bonds, gold and commodities are popular as hedges against rising prices. Time will tell if they can deliver.

Article | Oct 5, 2009 | Views: 98 | Comments: 1 
Tags: bonds, inflation, gold, stock market, stocks, commodities, mutual funds, tips, tips funds, gold funds, commodities funds

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Buying inflation protection via TIPS
Submitted by andys2i  (www.savingtoinvest.com)

TIPS are issued via government run auctions in maturities of five, 10 and 20 years. When the TIPS bond reaches maturity, the inflation-adjusted principal is returned to investors. If deflation were...

Article | Sep 28, 2009 | Views: 88 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, inflation, investing, risk, tips, government

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Are TIPS Still a Good Investment?
Submitted by ktexas  (seekingalpha.com)

It's not so easy to answer that question now. The performance of TIPS is a function of two main variables, and neither one today is saying that TIPS are screamingly cheap, as they were back in...

Article | Jul 8, 2009 | Views: 197 | Comments: 0 
Tags: yield, investments, bonds, retirement, inflation, income, investing, mutual funds, risk, tips

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Don't Count on TIPS
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

Their inflation protection will likely be overwhelmed by their vulnerability to rising interest rates.

Article | Jun 16, 2009 | Views: 112 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, inflation, investing, mutual funds, risk, treasury, investment, tips, bond funds, safety

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Looking for Yield in All the Safe Places
Submitted by ktexas  (www.businessweek.com)

Bond investors are itching for higher yields but don't want to sacrifice safety. For those willing to take a little more risk, there are some attractive choices.

Article | May 30, 2009 | Views: 135 | Comments: 0 
Tags: yield, interest rates, bonds, inflation, income, municipal bonds, investing, mutual funds, tips, bond funds, corporate bonds

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Yale's David Swensen Recommends TIPS to Hedge Substantial Risk of Inflation
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Yales's David Swensen, the best performing university portofolio manager over the last 20 years recommends TIPS as a way to hedge against potential inflation caused by the government's economic...

Article | May 23, 2009 | Views: 329 | Comments: 0
Tags: tips, david swensen, yale endowment

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Inflation-proof your portfolio - TIPS and TIPS Mutual Funds
Submitted by ktexas  (www.bankrate.com)

A good overview of TIPS, TIPS mutual funds and ETFs with comparisons of the advantages and downsides between individual TIPS bonds and bond funds.

Article | Apr 19, 2009 | Views: 186 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, inflation, investing, personal finance, treasury, tips, tips bond funds

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Four Simple Index Fund Portfolios
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

Building a simple portfolio based on index funds is, well, simple. But the writers at Kiplinger thought it would be interesting to ask some of the champions of easy, low-cost investing to suggest...

Article | Apr 15, 2009 | Views: 91 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, index funds, stock market, stocks, investing, mutual funds, tips, bond funds

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Retirement and Investing - A Safer Four Percent Withdrawal Rule
Submitted by ktexas  (www.advisorperspectives.com)

Financial planners cite few principles as often as the “4% rule.� It maintains that investors can safely withdraw 4% from a retiree's balanced stock/bond portfolio in the first year, and then...

Article | Mar 26, 2009 | Views: 215 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, retirement, inflation, municipal bonds, stock market, investing, tips, balance portfolio

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PIIMCO, Buffet, and Faber Say Inflation on the Way, Invest in TIPS and Commodities
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Pacific Management Investment Co. (PIMCO, as well as investors Warren Buffet and Marc Faber say that inflation is coming. Increased inflation doesn't bode well for savers and Treasury holders.

Article | Mar 11, 2009 | Views: 537 | Comments: 0
Tags: inflation, commodities, tips

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Time for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

Inflation-protected bonds offer almost all of the advantages -- and almost none of the disadvantages -- of regular Treasury securities. Look for their prices to pop, perhaps soon.

Article | Jan 28, 2009 | Views: 285 | Comments: 0 
Tags: treasuries, inflation, savings, investing, personal finance, tips

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Bill Gross Says TIPS Are a Good Investment
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Bill Gross of Pimco and many other anlaysts are saying that Treasury Inflated Protected Securities (TIPS) are very cheap and offer a good investment as the government's stimulus program begins to...

Article | Jan 12, 2009 | Views: 2047 | Comments: 1
Tags: treasury bonds, tips, inflation bonds

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Worry-Free Investing: Calculate Your Risk-Free Savings Rate For Retirement
Submitted by ktexas  (www.mymoneyblog.com)

How much would you have to save if you decided to take zero market risk and invest solely in TIPS? Post has a good discussion of this along with an online spreadsheet.

Article | Dec 17, 2008 | Views: 309 | Comments: 1 
Tags: retirement, inflation, savings, investing, personal finance, tips



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