Aug 28, 2026 · 28 min · 11 segments
Host Mark Trautman returns to Mark’s Money Mind after a trip to Norway and explains Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and how they differ from standard Treasury Bills, Notes and Bonds…
Mark TroutmanHost
And to understand TIPS in general, I think it's important to understand first how standard treasury securities work.
So treasury securities, you'll hear them referred to as treasury bills, treasury notes, and treasury bonds.
They come in all different flavors, like four-week, six-week, eight-week, 13-week, 26-week, and 52-week.
So when they're auctioned, they come out low face value and then they mature at face value.
And the difference between what you purchase them for and what they mature at is effectively the interest that you receive over that period of time.
They are auctioned at a principal value, $1,000, and they pay interest semi-annually, once every six months.
And to understand TIPS in general, I think it's important to understand first how standard treasury securities work.
So treasury securities, you'll hear them referred to as treasury bills, treasury notes, and treasury bonds.
They come in all different flavors, like four-week, six-week, eight-week, 13-week, 26-week, and 52-week.
So when they're auctioned, they come out low face value and then they mature at face value.
And the difference between what you purchase them for and what they mature at is effectively the interest that you receive over that period of time.
They are auctioned at a principal value, $1,000, and they pay interest semi-annually, once every six months.
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