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Seeking Breakeven Inflation by Anurag Wakhlu
Seeking Breakeven Inflation If you are in the camp that thinks that all this government spending and a resurgent global growth (after this recession is over) will cause an above average inflation scenario, and want an investment strategy that could help in such a scenario, then read on.There are... More »
August 11, 2009 • TIP, IPE, WIP
The Samurai Solution To Massive U.S. Debt Issuance by Living4Dividends
According to Wednesday's Reuters article, the US Government is about to issue a substantial amount of debt:The Treasury's borrowing advisory committee estimated that the Treasury's net debt issuance for fiscal 2009, which ends Sept. 30, would be $1.5 trillion to $2.05 trillion. This would... More »
August 6, 2009 • BIL, IEI, IEF
The Next Decade: Best of Times, Worst of Times by Marvin Clark
The global economy is no longer in freefall. The rubbernecking by all markets in 2008 has morphed, short-term, into an abrupt reduction of consumer and municipal consumption. Furthermore, falling tax revenue, plus the injection of deficit federal spending equals the antithesis of... More »
August 4, 2009 • GLD, IPE, AAPL
Correlations Among The Various Asset Classes by Living4Dividends
Diversification wasn't invented by the author of modern porfolio theory - diversification is not newfangled concept. Diversification of investments is an ancient concept. Ever since roman times, when investors lent money to finance trading voyages, investors tended to diversify their... More »
July 21, 2009 • TIP, IPE, SLV
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Financial Regulatory Reform by Living4Dividends
In today’s Yahoo! Finance column, Jeremy Siegel hold forth his views on the U.S. Treasury’s recommendations to reform the U.S. financial system. Siegel's full article is here. Referring to Treasury's release of a 89 page report titled Financial Regulatory Reform: A New... More »
July 17, 2009 • BIL, IEI, IEF
Shun Stocks, Buy Bonds? by Living4Dividends
In the latest issue of Forbes, a cover story recommends shunning stocks and buying corporate bonds. In The Case for Bonds, author Bernard Condon writes:Want to avoid getting burned buying into the latest asset bubble? History suggests shunning stocks and buying corporate bonds.... More »
July 13, 2009 • SPY, EEM, VWO
Employment Headwinds May Mean Jobless Recovery by Living4Dividends
The Current Employment Situation Is Bleak: Housing starts are at multi-decade low. Housing is overbuilt. Many job losses in the sector will be permanent.The deleveraging consumer has hammered the retail and service sectors. If the trend continues, expect some of the job losses to be... More »
July 13, 2009 • BIL, IEI, IEF
TIPS - Inflation Insurance On The Cheap by Living4Dividends
According to Bloomberg as of July 5, 2009, the real, inflation-adjusted yield on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) is as follows: Duration Yield After Inflation Adjustment 5-Year 1.10 10-Year 1.84 20-Year 2.19 30-Year 2.06 Bloomberg Treasury Yields: Duration Yield (No Inflation... More »
July 5, 2009 • IPE, TIP, SHY
Superstar David Swensen Changing His Portfolio Allocations by Living4Dividends
Investing Superstar: David Swensen wrote Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, one of the best-selling investment books of 2005. Since then, Swensen, who has a phenomenal track record running the $22.5 billion endowment at Yale has become an Investing... More »
July 2, 2009 • VTI, IYY, EFA
WIP - Yesterday's currency compostion by Living4Dividends
WIP - Yesterday's currency composition: Euro 32.34% Japanese Yen 4.89% Pound Sterling 19.32% Australian Dollar 3.00% Canadian Dollar 5.45% Other Currencies 35.00% More »
June 22, 2009 • WIP, SPY, TIP

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SPDR Barclays Capital TIPS ETF (IPE)

Instablog posts on IPE

Seeking Breakeven Inflation by Anurag Wakhlu

The Samurai Solution To Massive U.S. Debt Issuance by Living4Dividends

The Next Decade: Best of Times, Worst of Times by Marvin Clark

Correlations Among The Various Asset Classes by Living4Dividends

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Financial Regulatory Reform by Living4Dividends

Shun Stocks, Buy Bonds? by Living4Dividends

Employment Headwinds May Mean Jobless Recovery by Living4Dividends

TIPS - Inflation Insurance On The Cheap by Living4Dividends

Superstar David Swensen Changing His Portfolio Allocations by Living4Dividends

WIP - Yesterday's currency compostion by Living4Dividends

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