Does it make sense to buy TIPS? What is the TIPS yield telling us about the economy and future inflation expectations? Why buy a TIPS versus a regular Treasury security?
Posted on December 14,2011 by Sol Nasisi
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The fallout from the S&P downgrade of U.S. debt from AAA to AA+ is just starting to hit the municipal market. Following the downgrade of U.S. debt on Friday, S&P has begun to review and downgrade the debt of AAA rates cities and towns.
Posted on August 08,2011 by Sol Nasisi
I see the downgrade of U.S. debt by the S&P a lot like the judging role played by Simon Cowell when he was on American Idol. Here's why:
Posted on August 05,2011 by Sol Nasisi
Over the past three months we've heard warnings and threats from the big US credit agencies Moody's Investor Services, Standard & Poors's, and Fitch Ratings that the U.S. is on a negative credit watch and may have its AAA credit rating downgraded. All of these credit agencies are often a dollar short and a day late in spotting financial difficulty and have about 0 credibility rating risk.
Posted on August 03,2011 by Sol Nasisi
Meredith Whitney, the analyst whose claim to fame is predicting the financial crisis of 2008 is back warning about the municipal bond market. Should investors be concerned?
Posted on May 18,2011 by Sol Nasisi
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) auctioned on April 21, 2010 at a negative 0.18%. Why would an investor by a bond at a negative yield and what does it mean?
Posted on April 22,2011 by Sol Nasisi
Many investors wish they had a crystal ball to help them predict what will happen with the economy and their investments. What they don't understand is that something just like a crystal ball does exist - it's called the Treasury Yield Curve.
Posted on April 05,2011 by Sol Nasisi
