Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) have the properties of a bond. Since bonds are just a kind of loan, we can expect to get our money back when the loan period is over. What makes TIPS especially attractive, however, is … Continue reading
It’s important to understand that inflation protection is removed when taxes are applied. Current tax rules disregard inflation, and as a result it’s easy to demonstrate that inflation can cause all of our interest on a TIPS and some of … Continue reading
In part one of this series, I explained that, although mutual funds make good investments, they actually introduce new risks to a saver because they expose shareholders to market forces. I brought up the problem that happens in the bond … Continue reading
Inflation protected bonds are a great way to protect your long-term savings and it’s easy assume that inflation protected mutual funds or ETFs are just as good, but that’s actually not the case. There’s increased risk to savers who … Continue reading
Whether intended or not, one of the bad effects of a government-regulated monetary system, is that it creates a disconnect between money and the real things we need to buy. Take food for instance. If we were use hamburger gift … Continue reading
I am not recommending the people purchase I Bonds and TIPS anymore. As I continued to study the reason behind inflation and the depth of the corruption of the people who benefit from it, I realized that investing in that … Continue reading
I’m offering a free U.S. Silver Dollar to friends and family (as supplies last) If you sign up using my referral link, and then give me the email address you used to sign up, I can transfer a U.S. Silver … Continue reading