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Inflation-indexed bonds: a primer for finance officers.
The hedging and diversification features of inflation-indexed bonds makes this relatively new investment instrument worth considering for public investors.
Inflation remains one of the greatest obstacles to achieving investment goals, despite its dormancy in recent years. Inflation robs fixed interest payments of purchasing power, thereby leading to a decline in the market value of bond portfolios. Inflation also increases the cost of many future liabilities, such as pension benefit payments. Simply put, inflation simultaneously erodes asset values and increases liabilities.
Until recently, only equities and real estate were considered capable of ...
- Information Content of U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bonds.
- Magazine article from: International Advances in Economic Research LASHGARI, MALEK August 1, 2000 700+ words
...U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds are designed to provide...yield of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds is attractive. The econometric...provided by U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds is not independent of inflation...
- Inflation-indexed bonds: the dog that didn't bark.
- Magazine article from: New England Economic Review Kopcke, Richard W. Kimball, Ralph C. January 1, 1999 700+ words
...experiencing low or moderate inflation. In the United Kingdom...has offered tax-sheltered inflation-indexed bonds since 1982, these bonds...debt. This article analyzes inflation-indexed bonds in general and TIPS in particular...
- Indexed bonds, expected inflation, and tax clientele bias.
- Magazine article from: National Tax Journal Bell, David N.F. Levin, Eric J. Wright, Robert E. June 1, 1997 700+ words
...attributable to any real gain but only to inflation. Insofar as this lowers the value of inflation-indexed bonds to a taxpayer but not to a nontaxpayer...taxpayers may be reluctant to hold inflation-indexed bonds at a price at which nontaxpayers...
- While inflation sleeps, indexed bonds a snore.
- Magazine article from: Investment News Galli, Peter April 3, 2000 700+ words
...stands at only 3.2%. Inflation-indexed bonds had a return of 3.36...economic conditions aside, inflation-indexed bonds are still relatively new...Experts believe that more inflation-indexed bonds will hit the market over...
- Inflation-indexed bonds merit look if yield, economy are right Treasury still...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel DOUGLAS ARMSTRONG August 4, 1996 700+ words
...Another risk of owning inflation-indexed bonds if you are not willing...conditions, the value of inflation-indexed bonds will go down in the secondary...chance that holders of inflation-indexed bonds will have to pay taxes...
- Why inflation-indexed bonds are a bad deal for corporate investors.
- Magazine article from: Financial Executive Smith, Robert G. November 1, 1997 700+ words
...adjusted to reduce the measured rate of inflation. (Returns on inflation-indexed bonds are adjusted in response to fluctuations...CPI.) Furthermore, the returns on inflation-indexed bonds are likely to prove sensitive to monetary...
- Inflation-indexed bonds: will the Treasury yield? (Treasury's plan to issue...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) June 29, 1996 700+ words
...warranted? Inflation-indexed bonds have three advantages...in which the indexed bonds are structured...good gauge of inflation, the bonds...economists to gauge inflation is not our priority...likely to issue indexed bonds with shorter...
- Inflation indexed bonds: You won't get rich quickly
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times PEARSON, Frank March 10, 1996 700+ words
...5%. The catch for the inflation indexed bonds is that taxation is to...the potential trap for inflation-indexed bonds comes in the event of inflation...Overseas, genuinely inflation-indexed bonds are often considered a...
Source: HighBeam Research, Inflation-indexed bonds: a primer for finance officers.