I am curious about WIP, which is a fund of international inflation-protected government bonds, or seems to be. Does it work like funds of TIPS? What is the nature of the ex-US gov't bonds that it invests in?
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Any comment on Western Asset Inflation Management Fund (IMF)? The primary difference, if I'm not mistaken, is that it is not limited to US instruments but also uses inflation-linked securities from other governments, and maybe some other things. It is yielding slightly less. I think it might be good in the event of a falling dollar relative to other currencies, in addition to overall inflation protection. And I am wondering about the tax questions. TIPS are federal tax free, so my preference would be to have them outside of my retirement account. I am guessing that IMF is not tax-exempt.
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