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Meet The Rodney Dangerfield Of Retirement Investing: TIPS
FYI: TIPS have become the Rodney Dangerfield in retirement circles: They are getting no respect.
That’s because TIPS—Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities—have produced disappointing returns in recent years. In contrast to regular Treasurys that carry no inflation protection, and which have been steady—if unspectacular—performers over the last five years, TIPS have struggled to not lose money.
