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Re: How Financial Madness Overtook Wall Street - tenders - 09-22-2008

> Now with interest rates not even keeping up with inflation
> my savings are losing ground every year.

Not to overly complicate a thoughtful and conservative financial plan, but savings rates virtually never keep up with inflation. TIPS, held in tax-exempt accounts like IRAs, are the most conservative way to do that.