Looking for a holding position w/o losses to inflation. Thinking about TIPs, and trying to grasp the risks with VTIP. Pro's appear to be the ETF is easily liquifiable and appears terribly stable since inception (2012, wish it was pre-'07).
I'm bearish on bonds and equities (yes, against conventional wisdom). VTIP pays a dividend, I'm thinking from maturing bond returns. If so, I'd expect those returns should make a relatively safe and inflation protected investment to park funds in for a coming storm. I realize the bond market could fluctuate and would expect TIPs to be muted in comparison to most other (higher risk) bond funds.
Am I wrong to think this would be a relatively safe park position without the losses expected in a MM fund?
Am I missing anything obvious in my reasoning?
Thanks for the input.
Submitted November 20, 2017 at 10:27AM by jbockinov http://ift.tt/2hD6K6i
