If you work in the United States, you are privileged to be participating in what is probably the most popular inflation protected investment and that is: Social Security. When you are considering your inflation protected savings, make sure to take… Continue Reading
If you have loans, it may be the most overlooked place to invest other than TIPS. In fact, I recommend investing in paying off the house you live in before investing in TIPS. Your house is naturally inflation protected because… Continue Reading
If you have established a habit of saving and have built up a decent amount of cash, you may start to wonder if there is a way to hold your savings somewhere that won’t leave you exposed to inflation. There… Continue Reading
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) have the properties of a bond. Since bonds are just a kind of loan, we can expect to get our money back when the loan period is over. What makes TIPS especially attractive, however, is… Continue Reading
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) protect investors from inflation by automatically adjusting the original face value of the bond for inflation. What I have discovered is that this feature is used for different purposes by different people. I tend to… Continue Reading