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Re: TIPS vs. Vanguard TIPS Fund
Old 08-14-2006, 04:26 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Cut-Throat
So looking at the Current Yield ouside of the inflation adjustment - On Vaguard's website The Admiral TIPS fund yield is state at 2.3% real? Correct?

So, a 2.3% yield above CPI (real) is not too bad at all! - It's actually about 1.3% more than I'm planning on.
That's about the way it looks. The tough part is that a highly inflationary environment would eat up a lot of that vig in the form of taxes, at least if you hold it in a taxable account.
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