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TIPS Now Pay 2.8% Above Inflation. Here's The Hurdle That Sets For S&P 500 Investors

Oct 19, 2026 · 03:56 PM ET· updated 2h ago
TIPS Now Pay 2.8% Above Inflation. Here's The Hurdle That Sets For S&P 500 Investors

Key Takeaways The 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) yield closed at 2.78% on Oct. 15, up from 1.71% a year earlier, yet the S&P 500 gained 16.8% in that span. The index’s forward P/E fell

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Why It Matters

TIPS are bonds that protect your money from rising prices. They now pay 2.8% more than inflation, which means stocks need to do even better to be worth buying.

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