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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 1,358 news and 2,882 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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From a Crisis, Opportunitymore

out to be a perfect role for me, working in tandem with Napoleon, the chairman. Our company underwrites municipal bonds...

Fair Game: A Crack in Wall Street���s Defensesmore

$500,000, the deals employed the wonders of leverage, borrowing 8 to 10 times the value of the municipal bonds in an...

Dempster doesn't throw money around wildlymore

'I'm not greedy,' he explains of conservative approach of investing mostly in municipal bonds Related PHOTOS: Ryan...

Can the dollar buck its downward trend?more

Treasury securities have mostly moved lower over the last two weeks. Ditto for yields on most corporate and municipal...

War-Zone insurance: getting covered for war- and terrorism-related acc...more

" where this type of insurance is unavailable or prohibitively expensive, go uncovered. Much as financial...

Muni Bonds, With a Derivatives Twistmore

Asset Management promises a spicy cocktail for muni-bond investors. The fund focuses 80% of its capital on tax-exempt...

'Fat and Happy' Days Are Over as Budgets Cutmore

find value and that can take me virtually anywhere in the country. Are you avoiding any types of municipal bonds now?...

Investors Bound for Shock If Rising Rates Sink Bonds, Cohen Saysmore

cover. Not everyone agrees with her thesis. ���Fear sells,��� said Chris Ryon, who co-manages $6.5 billion in municipal...

Investors in bond funds may be in for a shock if rates risemore

Not everyone agrees with her thesis. "Fear sells," said Chris Ryon, who co-manages $6.5 billion in municipal...

Bond Investors Bound for Shock When Rates Surge, Cohen Saysmore

cover. Not everyone agrees with her thesis. Fear sells, said Chris Ryon, who co-manages $6.5 billion in municipal bonds...

US negative outlook from S&P hits tobacco bondsmore

bonds when they become due. On Wednesday, S&P assigned a negative outlook to a slew of other refunded municipal...

Travelers Leads Dow as Profit Jumps 30%, Beating Estimatesmore

declined. Fishman, 58, helped Travelers maintain profits through the credit crisis and recession by putting...

US Healthcare Costs Rise 6.19% Over the 12-Months Ending February 2011...more

watched commodities index, and the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, the premier investable index for U.S.

Travelers Profit Climbs 30% to $839 Million; Dividend Raisedmore

Federal Reserve has kept its target overnight lending rate at zero to 0.25 percent since December 2008.

Fairfax Wants to Increase Stake in India���s ICICI Lombardmore

cautious��� on investments and is focusing on preserving capital, Watsa said. The CEO said he likes government and...

S&P gives negative outlook to refunded muni debtmore

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Wednesday gave a negative outlook to refunded municipal bonds secured by U.S.

Asset Managers Are No Bargainmore

retail investors' attitudes about the markets. Plus, the constant flow of negative headlines about one-time sanctuaries...

Cut investment taxes, up returnsmore

your asset allocation plan and are suited for a taxable account, such as stock index funds and tax-free municipal bonds.

Cut investment taxes, boost returns by 20%more

your asset allocation plan and are suited for a taxable account, such as stock index funds and tax-free municipal bonds.

S&P Launches Low Volatility, High Beta Versions Of The S&P 500more

watched commodities index, and the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index, the premier investable index for U.S.

Municipal Bondsmore

over the federal deficit, though, increasing the prospect of rising interest rates and escalated budget cuts.

Just How Many Muni Defaults Are There?more

Editor, CNBC.com Twitter LinkedIn Simon Willms | Stone | We're all used to hearing about how municipal bonds almost...

Enhancements to DTCC's Licensing & Appointment Service to Strength...more

end carrier. About DTCC DTCC, through its subsidiaries, provides clearance, settlement and information services for...

China central bank gov says FX reserves excessive: reportmore

China's economy, Zhou was quoted as saying that the central government was considering letting local authorities issue...

Mind the Gap 2011more

10-year figure is pretty large considering it meant that returns fell to 4.47% annualized from 5.53%. Municipal bonds...

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