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The Safest of the Safe

By Rick Walter I've been picking up chatter from around the web on the growing concern of the markets continuing to push higher in spite of dismal economic news in the U.S. economy. How is this happening? Trillions of toxic debt still exist on institution's balance sheets, high unemployment, inequitable executive payouts, a ridiculous trade imbalance with our trading partners and on, and on, and on. I can't figure it out. Well, since there hasn't been any clear roadmaps, except for Gov't spending, showing what's responsible for driving the markets higher, it would be a wise choice to rebalance your investments for uncertainty ahead. With inflation possibly looming on the horizon, I believe that Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) may be a good investment at this time; the safest of the safe. What are TIPS ? TIPS are a simple and effective way to eliminate significant risks to fixed income investments such as inflation risk while providing a real ra