Rory Litwin

Pros and Cons of Bond ETFs

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?

TIPs to Protect Yourself from Future Inflation

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.

Comments?