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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 1,456 news and 2,059 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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the past five years, increasing operational expenses, and rising debt (due in part to the upheaval in the municipal...

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would in general reduce their exposure to Treasurys. Sanders said that over the next few years Treasurys and municipal...

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will finance infrastracture projects. California was one of the first issuers of these government-subsidized debt...

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The ability of the Fund to utilize TOBs is based, in part, on the eligibility of its underlying municipal bonds for TOB...

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years, has a 'go anywhere' mandate. It holds U.S. and foreign government obligations, mortgage-backed securities and...

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Municipal bonds are no longer cheap keys to the cities, but they can still show investors around town.

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Market Risk; Interest Rate and Credit Risk; Call and Redemption Risk; Private Activity Bonds Risk; Risks of...

U.S. Charges California Financial Firm With Fraudmore

doesn’t understand the municipal bond industry, and these charges show that. Mr. Zarefsky did absolutely nothing wrong.

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BOND FUNDS SUPPORT TREASURIES Investment in bond funds has climbed steadily since January, bringing inflows into...

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their funds. CDR Financial spokesman Allan Ripp said the indictments are based on a 'fundamental misunderstanding' of...

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Kickbacks. Beverly Hills. Bid Rigging. Municipal Bonds. Which of those terms isn’t quite like the others? We’d argue...

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Products Inc. and executives at the company with participating in fraud and bid-rigging conspiracies related to...

U.S. Charges Financial Firm in California With Fraudmore

just doesnt understand the municipal bond industry, and these charges show that. Mr. Zarefsky did absolutely nothing...

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their funds. CDR Financial spokesman Allan Ripp said the indictments are based on a 'fundamental misunderstanding' of...

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CDR and its employees center on so-called guaranteed investment contracts, which local governments buy with the...

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Today's charges are the first to be filed in the Department's ongoing antitrust investigation into the municipal bonds...

CDR Charged in Muni Bond Casemore

Products Inc. and executives at the company with participating in fraud and bid-rigging conspiracies related to...

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to rent where cap rates are low (less than the current 3.3% tax-free yield on 10-year high-grade municipal bonds, for...

Calif. firm, execs charged in bond bid-riggingmore

court against CDR Financial Products Inc. are the first resulting from the Justice Department's probe of the municipal...

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net annual rent if leased out. She would be better off selling and putting her money into California municipal bonds.

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Municipal bond Corporate bond Don't know/Not sure 'Treasuries' are issued by the federal government. Unlike corporate...

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would in general reduce their exposure to Treasurys. Sanders said that over the next few years Treasurys and municipal...

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would in general reduce their exposure to Treasurys. Sanders said that over the next few years Treasurys and municipal...

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