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ETFReplay.com March Update
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 8:03AM CST
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for March 2015. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
HYG: 91.03 (-0.17), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), WIP: 54.87 (-0.52), VTI: 108.80 (-0.44), PCY: 28.40 (-0.06), EEM: 39.93 (-0.44), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), LQD: 120.27 (-0.08), RWX: 44.19 (-0.34), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), EFA: 64.54 (-0.26), VNQ: 82.89 (-0.80)
TIPS Say The Deflation 'Threat' Has Passed
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 4:05AM CST
According to the pricing of TIPS and Treasuries, the bond market has decided that the negative inflation shock of falling oil prices has run its course. In fact, inflation expectations have been rising since year end: the bond market now sees...
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
The Pathetic 'Talk Therapy' Of Janet Yellen
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 1:34PM CST
What in god’s name does Janet Yellen think she is doing? Just a few weeks ago she established the ridiculous Fedspeak convention that “patient” means money market rates will not rise from the zero bound for at least two meetings....
TLH: 136.03 (+0.16), TBX: 30.15 (-0.03), DFVS: 34.20 (+0.34), TBZ: 29.26 (-0.30), DFVL: 64.14 (+1.16), DLBL: 74.73 (-0.40), SINF: 47.80 (unch), MBG: 27.27 (+0.01), TLO: 72.97 (+0.07), UBT: 81.41 (+0.15), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TBT: 44.96 (-0.12), RINF: 31.13 (-0.06), DLBS: 21.56 (unch), ZROZ: 121.34 (+0.25), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.08 (+0.06), TYO: 18.14 (-0.01), TTT: 39.87 (-0.14), SCHO: 50.60 (+0.01), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), MBB: 109.73 (+0.12), GSY: 50.01 (+0.05), SCHR: 53.69 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 88.67 (unch), TPS: 26.63 (unch), TYBS: 22.66 (-0.04), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEI: 122.76 (+0.12), DTYL: 74.73 (+0.04), TYD: 44.97 (-0.18), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), PST: 24.27 (-0.03), DTUS: 34.72 (+0.08), EDV: 124.51 (+0.09), GNMA: 50.26 (-0.18), DTYS: 21.63 (-0.08), TYNS: 30.41 (+0.01), TFLO: 50.06 (unch), TMV: 29.82 (-0.11), DTUL: 61.40 (-1.22), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), SBND: 4.66 (+0.01), TBF: 24.84 (-0.03), TUZ: 50.94 (+0.06), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), VGLT: 77.94 (+0.03), TMF: 86.92 (+0.48), SHV: 110.28 (+0.02), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), FLAT: 60.96 (-0.24), USFR: 24.96 (+0.06), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), AGZ: 113.68 (+0.29), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), INFL: 39.28 (unch), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), FIVZ: 79.61 (-0.48), DEFL: 58.00 (unch), VGIT: 64.63 (+0.04), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), UST: 56.26 (+0.09), TENZ: 85.79 (-0.18), LBND: 57.46 (+1.84), STPP: 34.76 (+0.45), TAPR: 33.71 (+0.53), VMBS: 53.11 (-0.03), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), BIL: 45.73 (unch), SST: 30.13 (+0.01), VGSH: 60.91 (-0.01), PLW: 32.94 (unch), GOVT: 25.25 (+0.01)
Deflation Strikes Hard In January: What Does It Mean For TIPS And I Bonds?
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 10:11AM CST
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.7% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today . Over the last 12 months, U.S. inflation decreased 0.1%. Gasoline prices were the...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
30-Year TIPS Auctions With A Yield To Maturity Of 0.842%
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 1:34PM CST
A new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security auctioned today with a coupon rate of 0.750% and a yield to maturity of 0.842%, the Treasury announced . This is the only 30-year TIPS to be created in 2015, but the Treasury will reopen it in...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
Things I'm Watching
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 3:17AM CST
Here are some charts, which I have been paying close attention to of late, and why. (click to enlarge) February housing starts are due out tomorrow, but today we got the latest builders' sentiment index - which dropped a little. But as I see...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), PKB: 23.21 (-0.03), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), XHB: 35.93 (-0.01), ITB: 27.35 (+0.12), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TPS: 26.63 (unch)
3 ETFs to Keep You Invested After Retirement
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 13, 9:10AM CST
Once you retire, your investment priorities shift. You are no longer as focused on growing your nest egg as you are on preserving your wealth and generating income. Many of the investments that work best in a portfolio prior to retirement don't...
VT: 62.19 (-0.36), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), JNJ: 101.65 (-0.69), XOM: 87.18 (-0.44), VIG: 82.20 (-0.48), WFC: 54.82 (-0.63), TM: 135.52 (+0.12), AAPL: 128.54 (-0.82)
Up Next: New 30-Year TIPS Will Auction February 19, 2015
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 7:21PM CST
The Treasury just announced that it will be auctioning a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on February 19. This is CUSIP 912810RL4 and the coupon rate and yield to maturity will be determined by the auction. Here is how this auction...
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
TIPS Versus I Bonds During Deflationary Times, Why I Bonds Will Win
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 6:21PM CST
We don't often see deflationary periods, so I think buyers of Series I Savings Bonds don't understand that their fixed rate can be wiped out by a deflationary inflation-adjusted rate. This has actually only happened once before, in May 2009, when the...
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
A Very Pernicious Partnership: Keynesian Money Printers And Wall Street Gamblers
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 1:53PM CST
No sooner was the January jobs report released than the Wall Street Journal posted a succinct headline: "Hiring, Wages Pick Up as Job Market Nears Full Health". Whether the job market is actually as red hot as the BLS' headline numbers...
TLH: 136.03 (+0.16), TBX: 30.15 (-0.03), DFVS: 34.20 (+0.34), TBZ: 29.26 (-0.30), DFVL: 64.14 (+1.16), DLBL: 74.73 (-0.40), SINF: 47.80 (unch), MBG: 27.27 (+0.01), TLO: 72.97 (+0.07), UBT: 81.41 (+0.15), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TBT: 44.96 (-0.12), RINF: 31.13 (-0.06), DLBS: 21.56 (unch), ZROZ: 121.34 (+0.25), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), HOLD: 99.34 (+0.05), ITE: 60.08 (+0.06), TYO: 18.14 (-0.01), TTT: 39.87 (-0.14), SCHO: 50.60 (+0.01), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), MBB: 109.73 (+0.12), GMTB: 52.33 (-0.32), GSY: 50.01 (+0.05), SCHR: 53.69 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 88.67 (unch), TPS: 26.63 (unch), TYBS: 22.66 (-0.04), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEI: 122.76 (+0.12), DTYL: 74.73 (+0.04), TYD: 44.97 (-0.18), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), PST: 24.27 (-0.03), DTUS: 34.72 (+0.08), EDV: 124.51 (+0.09), GNMA: 50.26 (-0.18), DTYS: 21.63 (-0.08), TYNS: 30.41 (+0.01), TFLO: 50.06 (unch), TMV: 29.82 (-0.11), DTUL: 61.40 (-1.22), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), SBND: 4.66 (+0.01), TBF: 24.84 (-0.03), TUZ: 50.94 (+0.06), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), VGLT: 77.94 (+0.03), RAVI: 75.41 (unch), TMF: 86.92 (+0.48), SHV: 110.28 (+0.02), ULST: 40.02 (-0.04), NEAR: 50.11 (+0.01), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), FLAT: 60.96 (-0.24), FTSM: 60.03 (+0.03), USFR: 24.96 (+0.06), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), AGZ: 113.68 (+0.29), ICSH: 49.94 (unch), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), INFL: 39.28 (unch), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), FIVZ: 79.61 (-0.48), DEFL: 58.00 (unch), VGIT: 64.63 (+0.04), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), UST: 56.26 (+0.09), TENZ: 85.79 (-0.18), LBND: 57.46 (+1.84), STPP: 34.76 (+0.45), TAPR: 33.71 (+0.53), VMBS: 53.11 (-0.03), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), BIL: 45.73 (unch), SST: 30.13 (+0.01), VGSH: 60.91 (-0.01), FTSD: 99.22 (-0.09), MINT: 101.08 (unch), PLW: 32.94 (unch), GOVT: 25.25 (+0.01)
Long Ladders
Dirk Cotton - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 5:06PM CST
Long TIPS bond ladders demonstrate the challenge of matching liabilities in the more distant future, say, funding the last half of a 30-year retirement. This is one of the toughest pieces of retirement funding to figure out for several reasons....
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), ZROZ: 121.34 (+0.25), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
Updating The Baker's Dozen Portfolio: A Slight Modification Of The IVY 10
Lowell Herr - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 2:02PM CST
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), VEA: 40.15 (-0.18), VOE: 91.65 (-0.47), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), VTI: 108.80 (-0.44), PCY: 28.40 (-0.06), VBR: 107.89 (-0.41), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), RWX: 44.19 (-0.34), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), VWO: 40.88 (-0.48), VEU: 49.11 (-0.21), VNQ: 82.89 (-0.80)
ETFReplay.com Portfolio Update
Scott's Investments - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 8:02PM CST
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for February 2015. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
HYG: 91.03 (-0.17), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), WIP: 54.87 (-0.52), VTI: 108.80 (-0.44), PCY: 28.40 (-0.06), EEM: 39.93 (-0.44), RWX: 44.19 (-0.34), LQD: 120.27 (-0.08), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), EFA: 64.54 (-0.26), VNQ: 82.89 (-0.80)
Felling A Little Blue After January Is Normal
Chelsea Global Advisors - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 5:35PM CST
Lord Wellington's reaction to Charles I of England's re-formed Parliament in 1633 was to exclaim "I have never seen so many shocking hats in all my life." Today many savers are expressing similar horror at the diminutive or even negative...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), XLY: 76.27 (-0.40), EDV: 124.51 (+0.09), XLK: 42.97 (-0.17)
Why U.S. Bond Yields Are Falling
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 01, 10:34PM CST
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), AGG: 110.37 (+0.06), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04)
TIPS Going Negative Again: Not Good News!
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 01, 6:27AM CST
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
Walls Of Worry Persist
Calafia Beach Pundit - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 1:48AM CST
The market is still climbing walls of worry, and that's a good sign. As I see it, here's the bearish case for equities: The Fed is no longer "printing money" and is soon going to begin to raise short-term interest rates. The market has...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), QQQ: 108.45 (-0.42), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), DIA: 180.78 (-1.09), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TPS: 26.63 (unch)
How Federal Reserve Statements Are Affecting The U.S. Dollar: Part One
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 4:13AM CST
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), FXY: 81.22 (+0.01), FXE: 108.98 (-0.96), UUP: 25.37 (+0.13)
10-Year TIPS Auctions With A Yield Of 0.315%
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 1:58PM CST
The Treasury just announced that its auction of CUSIP 912828H45 - a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security - resulted in a yield to maturity of 0.315% and a coupon rate of 0.250%. Buyers at the auction got a much better yield than...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
Deflation And TIPS: How The Numbers Bring The 'Pain'
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 7:46AM CST
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are often cited as being reasonably safe against deflation, because when held to maturity they will return the original 'par' value, even if deflation strikes with vengeance. In other words, the value can never...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
ETFReplay.com March Update
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 8:03AM CST
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for March 2015. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
HYG: 91.03 (-0.17), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), WIP: 54.87 (-0.52), VTI: 108.80 (-0.44), PCY: 28.40 (-0.06), EEM: 39.93 (-0.44), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), LQD: 120.27 (-0.08), RWX: 44.19 (-0.34), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), EFA: 64.54 (-0.26), VNQ: 82.89 (-0.80)
TIPS Say The Deflation 'Threat' Has Passed
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 4:05AM CST
According to the pricing of TIPS and Treasuries, the bond market has decided that the negative inflation shock of falling oil prices has run its course. In fact, inflation expectations have been rising since year end: the bond market now sees...
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
The Pathetic 'Talk Therapy' Of Janet Yellen
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 1:34PM CST
What in god’s name does Janet Yellen think she is doing? Just a few weeks ago she established the ridiculous Fedspeak convention that “patient” means money market rates will not rise from the zero bound for at least two meetings....
TLH: 136.03 (+0.16), TBX: 30.15 (-0.03), DFVS: 34.20 (+0.34), TBZ: 29.26 (-0.30), DFVL: 64.14 (+1.16), DLBL: 74.73 (-0.40), SINF: 47.80 (unch), MBG: 27.27 (+0.01), TLO: 72.97 (+0.07), UBT: 81.41 (+0.15), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TBT: 44.96 (-0.12), RINF: 31.13 (-0.06), DLBS: 21.56 (unch), ZROZ: 121.34 (+0.25), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.08 (+0.06), TYO: 18.14 (-0.01), TTT: 39.87 (-0.14), SCHO: 50.60 (+0.01), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), MBB: 109.73 (+0.12), GSY: 50.01 (+0.05), SCHR: 53.69 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 88.67 (unch), TPS: 26.63 (unch), TYBS: 22.66 (-0.04), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEI: 122.76 (+0.12), DTYL: 74.73 (+0.04), TYD: 44.97 (-0.18), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), PST: 24.27 (-0.03), DTUS: 34.72 (+0.08), EDV: 124.51 (+0.09), GNMA: 50.26 (-0.18), DTYS: 21.63 (-0.08), TYNS: 30.41 (+0.01), TFLO: 50.06 (unch), TMV: 29.82 (-0.11), DTUL: 61.40 (-1.22), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), SBND: 4.66 (+0.01), TBF: 24.84 (-0.03), TUZ: 50.94 (+0.06), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), VGLT: 77.94 (+0.03), TMF: 86.92 (+0.48), SHV: 110.28 (+0.02), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), FLAT: 60.96 (-0.24), USFR: 24.96 (+0.06), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), AGZ: 113.68 (+0.29), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), INFL: 39.28 (unch), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), FIVZ: 79.61 (-0.48), DEFL: 58.00 (unch), VGIT: 64.63 (+0.04), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), UST: 56.26 (+0.09), TENZ: 85.79 (-0.18), LBND: 57.46 (+1.84), STPP: 34.76 (+0.45), TAPR: 33.71 (+0.53), VMBS: 53.11 (-0.03), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), BIL: 45.73 (unch), SST: 30.13 (+0.01), VGSH: 60.91 (-0.01), PLW: 32.94 (unch), GOVT: 25.25 (+0.01)
Deflation Strikes Hard In January: What Does It Mean For TIPS And I Bonds?
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 10:11AM CST
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.7% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today . Over the last 12 months, U.S. inflation decreased 0.1%. Gasoline prices were the...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
30-Year TIPS Auctions With A Yield To Maturity Of 0.842%
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 1:34PM CST
A new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security auctioned today with a coupon rate of 0.750% and a yield to maturity of 0.842%, the Treasury announced . This is the only 30-year TIPS to be created in 2015, but the Treasury will reopen it in...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
Things I'm Watching
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 3:17AM CST
Here are some charts, which I have been paying close attention to of late, and why. (click to enlarge) February housing starts are due out tomorrow, but today we got the latest builders' sentiment index - which dropped a little. But as I see...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), PKB: 23.21 (-0.03), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), XHB: 35.93 (-0.01), ITB: 27.35 (+0.12), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TPS: 26.63 (unch)
3 ETFs to Keep You Invested After Retirement
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 13, 9:10AM CST
Once you retire, your investment priorities shift. You are no longer as focused on growing your nest egg as you are on preserving your wealth and generating income. Many of the investments that work best in a portfolio prior to retirement don't...
VT: 62.19 (-0.36), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), JNJ: 101.65 (-0.69), XOM: 87.18 (-0.44), VIG: 82.20 (-0.48), WFC: 54.82 (-0.63), TM: 135.52 (+0.12), AAPL: 128.54 (-0.82)
Up Next: New 30-Year TIPS Will Auction February 19, 2015
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 7:21PM CST
The Treasury just announced that it will be auctioning a new 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security on February 19. This is CUSIP 912810RL4 and the coupon rate and yield to maturity will be determined by the auction. Here is how this auction...
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
TIPS Versus I Bonds During Deflationary Times, Why I Bonds Will Win
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 6:21PM CST
We don't often see deflationary periods, so I think buyers of Series I Savings Bonds don't understand that their fixed rate can be wiped out by a deflationary inflation-adjusted rate. This has actually only happened once before, in May 2009, when the...
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
A Very Pernicious Partnership: Keynesian Money Printers And Wall Street Gamblers
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 1:53PM CST
No sooner was the January jobs report released than the Wall Street Journal posted a succinct headline: "Hiring, Wages Pick Up as Job Market Nears Full Health". Whether the job market is actually as red hot as the BLS' headline numbers...
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Long Ladders
Dirk Cotton - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 5:06PM CST
Long TIPS bond ladders demonstrate the challenge of matching liabilities in the more distant future, say, funding the last half of a 30-year retirement. This is one of the toughest pieces of retirement funding to figure out for several reasons....
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), ZROZ: 121.34 (+0.25), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
Updating The Baker's Dozen Portfolio: A Slight Modification Of The IVY 10
Lowell Herr - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 2:02PM CST
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), VEA: 40.15 (-0.18), VOE: 91.65 (-0.47), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), VTI: 108.80 (-0.44), PCY: 28.40 (-0.06), VBR: 107.89 (-0.41), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), RWX: 44.19 (-0.34), SHY: 84.60 (+0.02), VWO: 40.88 (-0.48), VEU: 49.11 (-0.21), VNQ: 82.89 (-0.80)
ETFReplay.com Portfolio Update
Scott's Investments - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 8:02PM CST
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for February 2015. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
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Felling A Little Blue After January Is Normal
Chelsea Global Advisors - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 5:35PM CST
Lord Wellington's reaction to Charles I of England's re-formed Parliament in 1633 was to exclaim "I have never seen so many shocking hats in all my life." Today many savers are expressing similar horror at the diminutive or even negative...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), DBC: 17.86 (-0.16), FEZ: 38.88 (-0.08), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), XLY: 76.27 (-0.40), EDV: 124.51 (+0.09), XLK: 42.97 (-0.17)
Why U.S. Bond Yields Are Falling
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 01, 10:34PM CST
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), AGG: 110.37 (+0.06), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04)
TIPS Going Negative Again: Not Good News!
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 01, 6:27AM CST
LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), TPS: 26.63 (unch), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02)
Walls Of Worry Persist
Calafia Beach Pundit - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 1:48AM CST
The market is still climbing walls of worry, and that's a good sign. As I see it, here's the bearish case for equities: The Fed is no longer "printing money" and is soon going to begin to raise short-term interest rates. The market has...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IPE: 56.63 (+0.11), SIPE: 19.46 (unch), TIPX: 19.31 (-0.07), STIP: 99.54 (+0.04), TLT: 126.45 (+0.04), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.55 (-0.02), LTPZ: 68.01 (+0.22), VTIP: 48.55 (+0.01), SPY: 210.23 (-0.89), QQQ: 108.45 (-0.42), GLD: 115.11 (-0.36), DIA: 180.78 (-1.09), SCHP: 54.87 (+0.14), STPZ: 52.00 (-0.02), TDTT: 24.47 (+0.02), TPS: 26.63 (unch)
How Federal Reserve Statements Are Affecting The U.S. Dollar: Part One
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 4:13AM CST
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11), IEF: 106.52 (+0.08), FXY: 81.22 (+0.01), FXE: 108.98 (-0.96), UUP: 25.37 (+0.13)
10-Year TIPS Auctions With A Yield Of 0.315%
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 1:58PM CST
The Treasury just announced that its auction of CUSIP 912828H45 - a new 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security - resulted in a yield to maturity of 0.315% and a coupon rate of 0.250%. Buyers at the auction got a much better yield than...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
Deflation And TIPS: How The Numbers Bring The 'Pain'
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 22, 7:46AM CST
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are often cited as being reasonably safe against deflation, because when held to maturity they will return the original 'par' value, even if deflation strikes with vengeance. In other words, the value can never...
TIP: 113.48 (+0.11)
