In my prior post about Portfolio Types, I discussed some popular “lazy portfolios”. However, a few of the portfolios used TIPS and REITs. I wanted to take the time to explain what those are today. Should be a short post today. What is a TIPS? TIPS is an acronym which stands for: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Essentially, they occupy the same risk class as bonds, but with a few advantages and disadvantages. The major difference is […]