Archive for the ‘I Bonds’ Category

Reasons to Use Bonds for Retirement

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Forbes recently published a focused piece summarizing the top reasons to use bonds for investing. Here are those reasons, in no particular order, and my comments as they relate to using TIPS and I-Bonds for retirement income security: 1.  Preservation of Principal. This is definitely number one on the list for retirement planning. Moreover, you [...] Read more »

TIPS Auction and I-Bond Reset

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The Treasury has scheduled an auction of five-year TIPS on October 26, 2009. (To be more precise, with an issue date of 10/30, these TIPS will have an actual duration of four years and six months.) The official announcement date will be October 22.  The last 5-year TIPS auction was on April 23, 2009. Those [...] Read more »