Sunday, April 19, 2009

By Popular Demand - All About TIPS

There has been more talk lately about the potential for inflation returning. Is inflation in the U.S. good or bad for investors? While inflation can reduce purchasing power and stock returns, it can also become an investment opportunity. These videos discuss in varying degrees of complexity Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) and an exchange traded fund (TIP) that can help investors protect against the problems of rising inflation. The following link will take you to a very insightful video that discusses the TIP ETF:
http://www.learningmarkets.com/index.php/20090409313/Stocks/Mutual-Funds-and-ETFs/profiting-from-inflation-with-bond-etfs.html

The following videos contain informaton about TIPS:

















Understanding TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) -