TREASURY INFLATION PROTECTED SECURITIES - TIPS
Treasury security indexed to inflation which aims to protect investors from the negative effects of inflation by removing the impact of inflation on interest and principal payments, as gauged by the Consumer Price Index. Backed by the US government, such securities are considered an extremely low-risk investment and its par value increases with inflation while the interest rate remains fixed. Interest is paid semi-annually and can be obtain directly from the government via TreasuryDirect. It has $100 increments with a $100 minimum investment, which is available in 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year maturities.
POPULAR TERMS
M3
Measuring money supply which includes the following: M2, large time-deposits, repos of maturity larger than one day at commercial banks, institutio ...
S&P 500 Mini
S&P 500 Mini is a derivative contract that represents a designated fraction of the trading value of a standard S&P futures or options contr ...
Rationalization
A reorganization of a company to surge its efficiency. Reorganization may lead to an expansion or reduction in company size, policy changes, or an ...
Industry Bet
Strategy where investors or portfolio managers escalate or reduce holdings in an entire industry, rather than buying or selling individual stocks f ...
Risk Averse
A term that describes an investor who will prefer an investment with the lower risk when he or she encounters two investments with a similar expect ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
Digesting Financial Statements: Pension Plans
Deducing on the topic we previously discussed, this tutorial now puts the spotlight on the pension fund. It is a distinct long-term obligation for ...
An Introduction to Forex Currencies
As the biggest market in the world, the foreign exchange market or forex is also one of the most participated in the world. As such, learning about ...
A Guide to Income Tax: Overlooked Credits and Cuts
The US tax code changes from time to time, and majority of taxpayers cannot name at least three of the most common deductible expenditures. On that ...
Getting to Know The Federal Reserve
The world’s largest economy in the world is the economy of the United States and running it, keeping it in check, and making sure that it doe ...
Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
Last time, we discuss the different income sources for building a retirement fund. We shall now tackle the ways to create a retirement nest egg.
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | Industrial Production | Jul | |
| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | Aug | |
| 11:01 | New Yuan Loans | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Consumer Price Index | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Consumer Price Index Core | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Common Core CPI | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Trimmed Core CPI | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Median Core CPI | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Manufacturing Shipments | Jul |
