Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities were originally introduced in January 1997 and are designed to provide inflation-protected interest and principal payments. Unlike other bonds, which generate ...

BlackRock released fixed term ETFs in September 2023 to assist in the creation of bond ladders. Fixed term TIPs ETFs are easier to trade than individual TIPs. There is some drag to fixed term TIPs ...

CD ladders use different maturities to maintain access to funds at regular intervals while guaranteeing a return. Short-term CD ladders are often used as part of an emergency fund strategy. Long-term ...

The Federal Reserve held rates steady on January 28, breaking a three-cut streak. That pause means banks aren't rushing to drop their CD rates just yet, so current offers should stick around for a bit ...

This article's mission is clear: to alert some investors to something that the masses of investing gurus and salespeople don't put in front of them. It's a mad, mad, mad world of constant information ...

I’d written previously about how investors have struggled to successfully invest in funds that hold Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. They’ve tended to buy high—that is, after an inflation ...

My wife and I are saving $50,000 to buy a rental property in 2027. Our CD ladder strategy should earn us around $2,100 in interest. Buying CDs now locks in today's top interest rates and protects us ...