TIPS for Inflation and Deflation

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]What are TIPS?Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are a special type of note or bond issued by the US Department of Treasury. TIPS made their debut on Jan 29, 1997 as investment instruments whose main function was to provide protection against inflation. The principal is linked with the rise and