TIPS performance could rival that of the S&P 500 over the next decade. TIPS can serve as a low-cost, do it yourself annuity for those near or in retirement. There are important differences between ...

Not long ago, investors had to pay the U.S. government for the privilege of owning Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The real yields, that is the yields after factoring in inflation, were ...

The world needs another fund like I need a hole in my head. By Morningstar’s reckoning, the globe contains 118,159 distinct mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, 10,289 of which operate in the ...

Social Security payments reliably safeguard against inflation. Critics sometimes dispute the details of the administration’s cost-of-living adjustments—although, one suspects, few recipients will ...

An $850,000 TIPS ladder generates $18,700 yearly in government-guaranteed real income, growing with inflation at 2.2% above CPI for 30 years. Holding each rung to maturity eliminates duration risk, ...