Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, Are

Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS, are:

A) U.S. Treasury securities with face values that rise when the economy experiences inflation.
B) U.S. Treasury securities that investors can buy at higher prices when the economy experiences inflation.
C) bonds issued by private businesses that can be sold to the government at higher prices when the economy experiences unemployment.
D) none of the above.