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Learn anything and everything about TIPS -- the inflation indexed bonds. Written for retail investors from the author's real-world experience, Explore TIPS gives you all the details about investing TIPS other books only gloss over. Starting from the very basics, what TIPS are and how they work, the book guides you through * How to invest in TIPS through mutual funds and ETFs * How to buy individual TIPS directly from the U.S. Treasury * How to buy TIPS on the secondary market * TIPS strategies The book also includes many tools the author created for aiding the decision making.

About the Author

The Finance Buff a.k.a. TFB is a pseudonym used by a blogger who writes a blog by the same name at thefinancebuff.com. TFB holds an MBA degree in Finance. He also has a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. TFB has been sharing his experience and thoughts about personal finance with online readers since 2006. Today, more than 50,000 people visit his blog in any month. He was the author of a chapter on defined benefit pension plans in Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).

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  • Paperback: 142 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace (March 16, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449975909
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449975906
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Get your notebook ready., April 6, 2010
By Mike Piper (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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For as much coverage as stocks and stock funds receive, it's a shame that bonds (TIPS or otherwise) don't receive more press. Admittedly, my own knowledge about the bond portion of my portfolio is rather shaky compared to the stock portion.

This book went a long way toward bridging that gap.

The book bills itself as "a practical guide to investing in TIPS", and that's exactly what it is. It walks you through how TIPS work, the advantages and disadvantages of individual TIPS as opposed to TIPS funds, how to buy TIPS when they're auctioned, and how to buy TIPS on the secondary market from other investors.

It's a relatively short book, but since it's topic is so focused, it still feels very thorough. I'm sure I still don't know everything there is to know about TIPS, but the book answered every one of my questions as well as several I'd never thought to ask.

Highly recommended for any do-it-yourself investor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you wanted to know about TIPS, July 15, 2010
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This is the complete guide to investing in TIPS and IBonds. It is the ideal book for anyone interested in the subject, and everyone should be interested in this subject.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars TIPS are one of the best investments and this book explains how to use them, April 7, 2010
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TIPS are an ideal fixed-income investment vehicle. They are guaranteed by the U.S. government like all Treasuries, and they do not lose value to inflation. But one should approach TIPS investing with care, paying attention to taxes and decisions about buying individual TIPS vs. TIPS funds, and for individual TIPS choosing between Treasury auctions and the secondary markets.

This book confidently walks you through these decisions. Here is how it does it:
Table of Contents
1 Bonds Refresher
o CDs Are Bonds Too
o Bonds Trade
o Present Value and Yield to Maturity
o Price, Interest Rate, and Duration
o Bond Ladder and Bond Funds
o Bonds and Taxes
o More on Bonds
2 TIPS Basics
o What Are TIPS
o Real vs. Nominal
o Why Buy TIPS?
o TIPS vs. Nominal Bonds
o TIPS vs. I Bonds
o Interest Rate Changes
o TIPS and Taxes
o Risks in Investing in TIPS
o How to Buy TIPS
3 TIPS Mutual Funds and ETFs
o Fund vs. Individual Bonds
o Understand Yield Numbers
o Distributions
o Open-End TIPS Mutual Funds
o TIPS ETFs
4 Individual TIPS - Auctions
o Bond Lingo
o How TIPS Are Issued
o Why Auctions?
o Which Account
o Know the Schedule
o Read the Announcement
o Place Order
o Read the Auction Result
5 Individual TIPS - Secondary Market
o What Is the Secondary Market?
o Why Buy on the Secondary Market?
o Understand TIPS Quotes
o When to Buy
o Which TIPS?
o Where to Buy
o Selling
6 Holding TIPS
o How TIPS Are Adjusted for Inflation
o TIPS During Deflation
o Original Issue Discount (OID)
o Bond Premium Amortization
o Market Discount
7 TIPS Strategies
o How Much In TIPS
o TIPS Fund or Individual TIPS
Appendix: TIPS Data and Resources
o Government Data
o News Media
o My Spreadsheets

By buying this book you open for yourself the door into the world of truly safe investments.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A solid overview of TIPS
I've been a professional quantitative analyst and portfolio manager on the stock side for 20 years. I wanted to learn more about TIPS. This book fits the bill nicely. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Paul in Pittsburgh

5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to invest in TIPS, you need this book!
My wife and I are retired, and the cornerstone of our portfolio for the past few years has been I-Bonds and TIPS. Read more
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