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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (15292)	2/20/2002 8:06:28 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Well, that wasn't all that gyrated by a long shot... I agree it's nothing compared to the excitement we are used to from the likes of Qualcomm and Enron. But boring TIPS funds were one of the best performing fund categories before the slide late last year. The prices are lower now, so this might be a good time to buy. Did you know that the Treasury said it may stop issuing TIPS? I'm surprised there is so little discussion of TIPS anywhere on SI. Most of the doom-and-gloomers seem focused on gold, shorting stocks, and buying puts. TIPS seem like a great choice in an IRA, where you can defer the taxes. I agree that Vanguard is a great outfit, but the management fee on VIPSX is 0.25%, so that consumes about 7.5% of the yield. My main concern about TIPS was that they do not perform as well as regular bonds if we have deflation.