Note that TIPS currently have a negative yield for all durations. So even though they protect you against potential inflation as measured by CPI, there's still

Note that TIPS currently have a negative yield for all durations. So even though they protect you against potential inflation as measured by CPI, there's still a cost. https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/Pages/TextView.aspx?data=realyield https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/i...