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KISS Retirement Portfolio: My Retirement Portfolio
Robert Mattei - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 2:17PM CDT
VTV: 83.70 (-0.46), IJR: 118.03 (-0.46), VEA: 39.83 (-0.57), IWN: 103.21 (-0.25), IEFA: 58.49 (-0.89), SCHA: 57.58 (-0.23), IXUS: 55.40 (-0.59), SCHB: 50.48 (-0.38), SCHE: 24.36 (-0.08), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), IUSB: 102.75 (+0.19), VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), SCHH: 40.55 (-0.40), VB: 122.56 (-0.01), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VBR: 109.40 (-0.21), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), IVE: 92.56 (-0.66), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), VXUS: 50.35 (-0.53), SCHV: 43.27 (-0.32), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SCHZ: 52.91 (+0.06), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), RWR: 94.57 (-0.87), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), VOO: 189.20 (-1.68), VWO: 40.87 (-0.03), EFA: 64.17 (-1.01), BND: 83.37 (+0.09), IEMG: 48.33 (-0.15)
Ben Bernanke And The Secular Stagnation Debate
David Beckworth - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 6:07AM CDT
Ben Bernanke is back and mulling over low interest rates. From the Washington Post : Blogging isn't dead . At least, Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, doesn't think so: He's now blogging at the Brookings Institution. In his...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SINF: 47.80 (unch), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09), RINF: 30.27 (-0.66), LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), INFL: 39.28 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), DEFL: 58.00 (unch)
A Commission Free Portfolio That Can Beat The Market
Brian Burns - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 4:07AM CDT
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), VB: 122.56 (-0.01), VEA: 39.83 (-0.57), VO: 132.70 (+3.12), IWN: 103.21 (-0.25), VYM: 68.30 (-0.28), VWO: 40.87 (-0.03), VPU: 96.88 (+0.04), BLV: 96.32 (+0.12), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), MGK: 83.34 (-0.79)
Deflation Breaks (Slightly), As U.S. Inflation Rises 0.2% In February; What This Means For TIPS And I Bonds
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 25, 8:57AM CDT
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today . Over the last 12 months, US inflation was flat -- 0.0%. February's slight...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26)
Janet Yellen Speaks, And... What Just Happened To TIPS And Treasuries?
Tipswatch - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 6:50PM CDT
The Treasury market soared across the board Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would move cautiously in increasing short-term interest rates. The yield on a 10-year nominal Treasury fell to 1.93%, a drop of 13 basis points from...
LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
10-Year TIPS Reopens With A Real Yield Of 0.2%, Nearly A 2-Year Low
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 12:49PM CDT
The Treasury just announced that its reopening auction of CUSIP 912828H45 auctioned with a real yield (after inflation) to maturity of 0.2%, the lowest yield for an 9- to 10-year TIPS at auction since July 2013. This Treasury Inflation-Protected...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26)
How To Know If Fed Policy Is A Threat To Growth
Calafia Beach Pundit - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 10:19PM CDT
There's a way to judge whether monetary policy is likely to pose a threat to economic growth, and I lay it out in this post. It involves looking at the real Federal funds rate (using the Interest on Reserves that the Fed pays as a proxy), the real...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
Up Next: 10-Year TIPS Will Reopen At Auction March 19, 2015
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:46PM CDT
The US Treasury announced this morning that it will reopen CUSIP 912828H45, creating a 9-Year 10-Month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.250%. This TIPS initially auctioned on Jan. 22 with a real yield (after...
LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
TIPS: Understanding Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 3:03PM CDT
Source: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. Every long-term investor faces the threat of inflation, as rising prices can erode the purchasing power of your savings. But if you're smart about the investments you...
VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14)
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Take A Hit On Positive Job News
Tipswatch - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 1:50AM CST
The TIP ETF (NYSEARCA: TIP ), which holds a broad range of maturities of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, closed Friday at $111.97, down 1.2% for the day. The ETF reached $114.14 on February 27, and has since fallen 1.9% in just five trading...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05)
Everything Is Awesome? Time To Rethink Your ETF Asset Mix
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 1:21PM CST
Less than three months ago, analysts everywhere argued a case for economic acceleration. It was almost as if financial authorities big and small had held a convention at LEGOLAND in California to declare that, "Everything Is Awesome." ...
VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), BND: 83.37 (+0.09)
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: 90.61 (-0.11), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), DBC: 17.07 (-0.20), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), WIP: 54.56 (-0.15), VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), PCY: 28.42 (-0.04), EEM: 40.13 (-0.09), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), LQD: 121.71 (+0.22), RWX: 43.32 (-0.48), SHY: 84.88 (+0.07), EFA: 64.17 (-1.01), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75)
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: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
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: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), SINF: 47.80 (unch), MBG: 27.46 (+0.08), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), RINF: 30.27 (-0.66), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), SCHO: 50.75 (+0.04), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), MBB: 110.34 (+0.18), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), DTUS: 32.74 (-0.24), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), GNMA: 50.56 (+0.10), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), TFLO: 50.21 (+0.17), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DTUL: 61.40 (-1.22), LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TUZ: 51.00 (-0.01), SHY: 84.88 (+0.07), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62), SHV: 110.27 (+0.01), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), FLAT: 61.12 (+0.01), USFR: 24.77 (unch), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), AGZ: 114.18 (-0.07), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09), INFL: 39.28 (unch), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), DEFL: 58.00 (unch), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), STPP: 34.50 (+0.75), TAPR: 29.65 (+0.03), VMBS: 53.43 (+0.06), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), BIL: 45.73 (+0.02), SST: 30.35 (+0.07), VGSH: 61.10 (+0.01), PLW: 33.55 (+0.06), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05)
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: 113.59 (+0.26)
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: 113.59 (+0.26)
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: 113.59 (+0.26), PKB: 23.62 (-0.01), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09), LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), XHB: 36.86 (+0.01), ITB: 28.23 (-0.03), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13)
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: 61.59 (-0.44), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), JNJ: 100.60 (-0.95), XOM: 85.00 (-0.63), VIG: 80.47 (-0.77), WFC: 54.40 (-0.37), TM: 139.89 (-2.66), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94)
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: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
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: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
KISS Retirement Portfolio: My Retirement Portfolio
Robert Mattei - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 2:17PM CDT
VTV: 83.70 (-0.46), IJR: 118.03 (-0.46), VEA: 39.83 (-0.57), IWN: 103.21 (-0.25), IEFA: 58.49 (-0.89), SCHA: 57.58 (-0.23), IXUS: 55.40 (-0.59), SCHB: 50.48 (-0.38), SCHE: 24.36 (-0.08), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), IUSB: 102.75 (+0.19), VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), SCHH: 40.55 (-0.40), VB: 122.56 (-0.01), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VBR: 109.40 (-0.21), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), IVE: 92.56 (-0.66), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), VXUS: 50.35 (-0.53), SCHV: 43.27 (-0.32), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SCHZ: 52.91 (+0.06), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), RWR: 94.57 (-0.87), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), VOO: 189.20 (-1.68), VWO: 40.87 (-0.03), EFA: 64.17 (-1.01), BND: 83.37 (+0.09), IEMG: 48.33 (-0.15)
Ben Bernanke And The Secular Stagnation Debate
David Beckworth - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 6:07AM CDT
Ben Bernanke is back and mulling over low interest rates. From the Washington Post : Blogging isn't dead . At least, Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, doesn't think so: He's now blogging at the Brookings Institution. In his...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SINF: 47.80 (unch), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09), RINF: 30.27 (-0.66), LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), INFL: 39.28 (unch), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), DEFL: 58.00 (unch)
A Commission Free Portfolio That Can Beat The Market
Brian Burns - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 4:07AM CDT
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), VB: 122.56 (-0.01), VEA: 39.83 (-0.57), VO: 132.70 (+3.12), IWN: 103.21 (-0.25), VYM: 68.30 (-0.28), VWO: 40.87 (-0.03), VPU: 96.88 (+0.04), BLV: 96.32 (+0.12), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), MGK: 83.34 (-0.79)
Deflation Breaks (Slightly), As U.S. Inflation Rises 0.2% In February; What This Means For TIPS And I Bonds
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 25, 8:57AM CDT
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today . Over the last 12 months, US inflation was flat -- 0.0%. February's slight...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26)
Janet Yellen Speaks, And... What Just Happened To TIPS And Treasuries?
Tipswatch - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 6:50PM CDT
The Treasury market soared across the board Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would move cautiously in increasing short-term interest rates. The yield on a 10-year nominal Treasury fell to 1.93%, a drop of 13 basis points from...
LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
10-Year TIPS Reopens With A Real Yield Of 0.2%, Nearly A 2-Year Low
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 12:49PM CDT
The Treasury just announced that its reopening auction of CUSIP 912828H45 auctioned with a real yield (after inflation) to maturity of 0.2%, the lowest yield for an 9- to 10-year TIPS at auction since July 2013. This Treasury Inflation-Protected...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26)
How To Know If Fed Policy Is A Threat To Growth
Calafia Beach Pundit - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 10:19PM CDT
There's a way to judge whether monetary policy is likely to pose a threat to economic growth, and I lay it out in this post. It involves looking at the real Federal funds rate (using the Interest on Reserves that the Fed pays as a proxy), the real...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
Up Next: 10-Year TIPS Will Reopen At Auction March 19, 2015
Tipswatch - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:46PM CDT
The US Treasury announced this morning that it will reopen CUSIP 912828H45, creating a 9-Year 10-Month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.250%. This TIPS initially auctioned on Jan. 22 with a real yield (after...
LTPZ: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
TIPS: Understanding Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 08, 3:03PM CDT
Source: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. Every long-term investor faces the threat of inflation, as rising prices can erode the purchasing power of your savings. But if you're smart about the investments you...
VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14)
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities Take A Hit On Positive Job News
Tipswatch - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 07, 1:50AM CST
The TIP ETF (NYSEARCA: TIP ), which holds a broad range of maturities of Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, closed Friday at $111.97, down 1.2% for the day. The ETF reached $114.14 on February 27, and has since fallen 1.9% in just five trading...
TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05)
Everything Is Awesome? Time To Rethink Your ETF Asset Mix
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 1:21PM CST
Less than three months ago, analysts everywhere argued a case for economic acceleration. It was almost as if financial authorities big and small had held a convention at LEGOLAND in California to declare that, "Everything Is Awesome." ...
VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), BND: 83.37 (+0.09)
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: 90.61 (-0.11), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), DBC: 17.07 (-0.20), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), WIP: 54.56 (-0.15), VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), PCY: 28.42 (-0.04), EEM: 40.13 (-0.09), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), LQD: 121.71 (+0.22), RWX: 43.32 (-0.48), SHY: 84.88 (+0.07), EFA: 64.17 (-1.01), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75)
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: 68.34 (+0.13), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), IPE: 56.70 (+0.13), SIPE: 19.43 (+0.03), STPZ: 51.90 (+0.05), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), TDTT: 24.39 (+0.03), TIPX: 19.36 (+0.07), TPS: 26.50 (-1.13), STIP: 99.37 (+0.16), TDTF: 24.83 (+0.02), TIPZ: 57.68 (+0.09)
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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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