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) are linked to inflation. That means that you really don’t know what their current principal is without adding on an inflation adjustment. In this article, I provide: A three step overview of how to calculate… 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