Investing Tip #130: Invest 10% of Your Portfolio in TIPS
September 07, 2014 at 03:05 AM EDT
Historically inflation is a reality and erodes your savings especially if invested in bonds and other fixed securities. The Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) protects you investment against inflation and has the guarantee of the US treasury. Maturity value and interest rate are linked to Consumer Price Index (CPI). You can have a small percentage; say [...] The post Investing Tip #130: Invest 10% of Your Portfolio in TIPS appeared first on The College Investor .