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WHAT ARE TIPS
While perusing the internet scrounging for investment vehicles I stumbled across an article suggesting Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).  With TIPS the government agrees to borrow FRN$’s at a specified interest rate.  The creditor receives interest payments based upon the invested principal.  Also, the government promises to adjust the principal periodically throughout the [...]

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So far the hopes of a rebound in the economy appear slim in 2009. The markets have steadily traded downwards since the beginning of the year, wiping out all the gains that were seen last month of 2008. The question on everyone’s mind is where does the value exist currently? With deflation being the new [...]

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