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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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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

November 28, 2007
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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Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)

September 24, 2007
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

A lot of headlines after the Federal Reserve action last week have focused on the increased likelihood of inflation emerging in the economy now that the American consumer has been given a lift by the Fed. Investors looking to be protected against large scale inflation in their portfolios have the option of buying TIPS (Treasury [...]

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