Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

One of the leading news this week is about the health care reform that President Obama is trying to push forward. The overhaul is estimated to cost somewhere around $1 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. Sounds like a big number, but when you consider the 42 million uninsured Americans, the price tag becomes [...]

Should I get back into the stock market? You might be asking yourself this question if you had bailed out during the recent market downturn and watched it climbed almost 30% in March. I don’t blame you if you got out. Many people developed their investment strategy while the stock market was doing well, and [...]

In this Ask the Expert with Larry Swedroe article, Randy is wondering if it’s time to go back into the high yield corporate market. However, he’s concerned that the recent market rally may be just a bear market rally. Here’s the question from Randy:

Is it safe to enter into the high yield corporate market yet, [...]

In this Ask The Expert With Larry Swedroe article, Randy is shying away from the stock market and wondering if he should invest his money in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), or in Certificates of Deposit (CDs). Here’s the question from Randy:
Hi Larry…..seeing that the 5 year TIPS auction in January (reissue) offered a nice [...]

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) is a type of Treasury securities that provides protection against inflation and real return.  I don’t know if TIPS is the best bond to buy or not, but I am beginning to think that it is after reading articles and books by Larry Swedroe over the years.  At the very least, [...]

This is the 11th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]

This is the 7th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]

Updated 4-13-2009: I want to let everyone know that Larry has started his own blog called Wise Investing at CBS Money Watch. As such, I’ve decided to stop taking new questions for Larry. If you have question you’d like to ask, please contact him directly on his blog.
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