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Will College Tuition Costs Continue to Rise?
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The quick answer to the above answer is NO or at least almost certainly NO. Parents looking for a break on college tuition, now that the economy is an a recession and inflation is tame, are unlikely to see it based on the historical increase in the index of college inflation:
College Inflation (CB) vs General [...]
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Inflation and the Series I Savings Bond
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The Treasury Department has had a Savings Bond program since 1935 to raise funds for the U.S. Government. With the backing of the government implicit these bonds considered among the safest investments in the world. They have not drawn a great deal of attention from investors due to the rates paid on them, which is [...]
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Tips on Buying Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)
The Treasury Department issues a security called Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) which pay investors a fixed rate of interest set at auction and adjusts principal semi-annually based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding six months. The U.S. Treasury offers auctions on TIPS quarterly [...]
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Will the Fed Lower the Federal Funds Rate?
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Fed watchers have been buried with conflicting economic data as GDP, employment, consumer confidence, and even CPI (consumer price inflation) show an economy under control, while energy and food prices have increased significantly pressuring American consumers. Recent comments by the Fed indicate that the priority of keeping inflation in a narrow range of 1% to [...]
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