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Where are the Banks Offering Inflation-Linked Deposits?

March 24, 2009
By Clark Schultz | Money-Rates Columnist

If you do a search for banks offering rates which are indexed to the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, or yields on U.S. Treasuries you can find various money market and CD products. Missing from the list of variable-rate offerings is anything tied to inflation. There are inflation-linked securities available, but surprisingly there are [...]

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All About TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities)

March 27, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

A popular investment topic recently has been inflation and investments which provide a hedge to protect investors from inflation. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities commonly referred to as TIPS is a simple easy for an individual investor to buy inflation protection for their portfolio. For those who are not familiar with these products the Treasury Department [...]

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