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• Q&A (from print)

• Opportunity in Inflation Protected Bonds

  It's (nearly) official: Inflation is back. The April Consumer Price Index increase was 0.3 percent and the annualized rate for the preceding three months was 3.9 percent. The new reality is quickly seen in the losses suffered by most bond funds, whether... Posted May 25 2004, 09:50 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: I Bonds & Tips, Income Investing

• Yield Hunting: Places To Go, Things To Do

  Here's an oxymoron to add to your collection: "Investment Income." Secure short term yields are under 1 percent out to maturities of a year. Today, any yield over 4 percent looks downright juicy. So let's roll up our sleeves and do some real digging.... Posted May 27 2003, 01:36 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: I Bonds & Tips, Income Investing

• The Search for Safe Investment Income

  Seen any dividends lately? Collected any good interest payments? Probably not. As this is written, the 3-month Treasury is yielding a record low 1.66 percent. That's less than the trailing inflation rate, 1.90 percent. The average 3-month CD, according... Posted Jan 13 2002, 12:03 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: I Bonds & Tips, Income Investing

• Using iBonds

  Q. I am 68 years old and live comfortably with my wife on Social Security and a pension. I have funds that are not needed at present or for the foreseeable future. An agent has proposed an annuity that is being presented as a multi-generational IRA investment... Posted Nov 22 2001, 11:26 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: I Bonds & Tips, Income Investing, Q&A (from print)

• The Omega Portfolio

  If you are young enough--- and I mean really young--- every market is a buying opportunity. For the rest of us, market declines can be a problem. Among those already retired a set back like this year can spell an immediate decline in standard of living... Posted Dec 10 2000, 08:36 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: I Bonds & Tips, Income Investing

• I-Savings Bonds Offer Top Yield

  Q. What do you think of Series-I U. S. Savings Bonds for a fixed-income investment? My company recently had a payroll deduction savings bond campaign. I passed this up, but based upon what I learned I bought some Series-I U. S. Savings Bonds. These inflation... Posted Jun 29 2000, 09:47 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: I Bonds & Tips, Income Investing, Q&A (from print)