TIPS

When investors think of asset classes used for inflation protection, one of the primary destinations are Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS). Indeed, data suggest investors have been putting money to work with TIPS and the relevant exchange-traded funds amid rising inflation data points...

Of the various hot trades within the fixed income universe this year, the influx of new money to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, has been particularly noticeable. This year is something of a perfect storm for TIPS. Inflation is an increasingly important topic for the Federal...

Well, there have been plenty of fixed income trades that have gone right for investors this year, but one that data suggest is really taking shape is the move to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS. And those data points extend beyond the substantial inflows accrued by the iShares...

If inflows to exchange-traded funds holding Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are an accurate indication, investors are comfortable betting inflation is on the rise. The renewed boom in exchange-traded funds holding Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) confirms investors and...

This year is something of a perfect storm for Treasury Inflation Protected Securities or TIPS. Inflation is an increasingly important topic for the Federal Reserve, and investors have been pouring billions of dollars into fixed income exchange-traded funds. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco...

Members of the Federal Reserve have been talking inflation this week. The Fed sees inflation at 2 percent before the end of 2017, well above the public's estimates. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said earlier this week that inflation could rise faster than the...

In the United States, inflation, excluding energy and food costs, has been hard to come by in recent years. Inflation fans probably should curb their enthusiasm, but it is worth noting that inflation rose modestly in December and January. While it remains to be seen if data from those months mark...

With inflation hardly a part of the conversation for many fixed income investors, 2015 has not been kind to Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). Confirming the notion that inflation is not a primary concern for advisors and investors are slumping commodities prices. Exchange traded...