A recent CNBC article addressed those fears but also offered solutions (one area of the debt market where VTIP is beneficial): "There also are some bonds that are specifically designed to protect investors against rising prices. Even with the Fed keeping interest rates near zero, inflation worries continue to swirl in the capital markets, but ETFs like the Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares (VTIP) can help ease investors' fears. VTIP seeks to track the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Year Index performance.