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MUNICIPAL BONDS

Municipal (muni) bonds are a popular investment, particularly for those in high tax brackets since interest income is usually exempt from state and federal income tax. Will the credit crisis will lead to a spike in defaults in this long-stable debt market? This topic stays on top of the rapid changes sweeping the market for debt issued cities or other local governments, or their agencies.

Municipal Bonds is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Suzanne Woolley. This topic contains 1,366 news and 3,228 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Municipal Bonds. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Municipal Bonds from like-minded professionals.

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Obama's Federal Power Grab and Threat to Muni Bondsmore

… positive attributes of tax-free municipal bonds, which have indeed allowed … interest been taxable ("Muni Bonds...

Ky. Voices: Keep Municipal bonds tax exemptmore

… tax exempt status for municipal bonds. The White House and … reduce investor demand for municipal bonds, thereby...

San Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond in Energy Efficiencymore

… municipal bond for energy efficiency. The post San Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond … : San Francisco:...

Muni Bond Manager's Journal: When Measuring Bond Performance, It's All...more

This month I’d like to discuss the importance of considering relative performance when valuing a bond and deciding...

SEC Charges City Of Victorville, Underwriter, And Others With Defraudi...more

… property securing an April 2008 municipal bond offering. Victorville Assistant City Manager … . “Financing...

UBS Downgrades Some Muni Bond Funds To Sellmore

… cleaning” of its ratings on municipal bond funds earlier this week. Analyst … in dividend cuts.” Among leveraged...

UPDATE 1-U.S. muni bond funds post $102 mln outflows-Lippermore

… money out of U.S. municipal bond funds slowed in the latest … investors is not going into muni bonds funds,"...

U.S. muni bond funds report $102 mln outflows-Lippermore

… 25 (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond funds reported $102 million of …

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Kraków Is The Second Biggest New Issuer Of Muni...more

… second biggest issue of municipal bonds at the time of … , which increasingly frequently issue municipal bonds and...

Investors Face Potential Municipal Bond Armageddonmore

… have on muni bond investors. Any exit strategy from the muni bond market, when … or high-grade corporate debt—the...

SEC Member Predicts 'Armageddon' for Municipal Bondsmore

… ) —A perfect storm in the muni bond market is brewing, according to … see the value of their muni bonds plunge.

Apocalypse, Not Now, for Municipal Bondsmore

If a little knowledge is dangerous, very little knowledge and a lot of misinformation can produce Armageddon.

Muni Bonds: A Good Investment, Right Now?more

… municipal bonds. There are two main reasons that investors like to buy municipal bonds … buy a twenty year AA-rated...

Keep municipal bonds tax-exempt, Raimondo urges Congressmore

… of Congress: don’t tax municipal bonds. Raimondo and 41 of her … the current tax exemption for municipal bond...

Are municipal bonds currently a good investment?more

… in the tax benefits of municipal bonds. There are two main reasons … buy a twenty year AA-rated municipal bond with a...

The Case for Muni Bondsmore

… taxes. As credit risk improved, municipal bonds rallied. In the year ended … income. In 2012, the average municipal...

UPDATE 1-U.S. muni bond fund weekly outflows narrow, Lipper saysmore

… 18 (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond funds reported net outflows of … of 2012, money washed into municipal bond funds...

Piper Jaffray buys Seattle muni bond underwritermore

… , a well-established regional underwriter of municipal bonds, for about $21 million. By … , a well-established...

Muni Bond Players Smoking Over Obama Plans to Hike Cigarette Taxesmore

… catch a break with the municipal bond community these days. Or … has been under fire from municipal bond players who...

Weekend Investor: Why high-yielding muni bond funds are fallingmore

Enthusiasm for closed-end municipal bond funds, long a favorite of income-starved investors, is starting to wane,...

Whatever Happened To The Muni Bond Implosion?more

… or no experience in evaluating municipal bonds.  Never mind that when she … and comprehensive.  It included all muni...

UPDATE 1-U.S. muni bond funds post largest weekly outflow in 2013more

… 11 (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond funds reported net outflows of … of 2012, money washed into municipal bond funds...

Municipal Bond Tax Change Would Cost Suffolk County Millions, Hurt Loc...more

… federal tax exemption for municipal bonds, Congressman Tim Bishop, … investments financed through municipal bonds and...

Puerto Rico's muni-bond risk bears watching, BlackRock managers saymore

… in BlackRock Inc.'s muni bond group said at a press … , head of BlackRock's Municipal Bond Group. “There would be a …...

Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. Investigates Stockton, California ...more

… Municipal Bond Investment LossesDimond Kaplan & Rothstein, P.A. Investigates Stockton, California Municipal Bond...

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Municipal Fixed Income Analyst BOK Financial | Dallas, TX
Posted: Apr 28
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