how can i buy treasury inflation protected securities tips 
you can buy tips directly from the u s treasury s treasurydirect website with a minimum purchase of 100 1 you can also typically buy them through your broker there are also several mutual funds and exchange traded funds etfs that invest in tips and other inflation linked securities that you can buy and sell like ordinary shares of stock can i buy tips for my individual retirement account ira yes you can include tips and funds that hold tips in an individual retirement account ira however you cannot use the treasurydirect service to buy them directly in an ira instead you would need to rely on the broker holding your retirement account 