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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.

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Municipal Bonds Freeze Upmore

Interest payments soar for U.S. cities and counties, some of which loaded up on complex derivative deals similar to...

Brokers' Muni-Bond Fees May Overwhelm Interest With Yields at 40-Year ...more

Peter Kuhn, an investor from San Jose, California, who owns more than $1 million in municipal bonds, scours pricing...

IFR-Weight of Maiden Lane supply boosts prime mortgage bonds | G7Finan...more

By Adam Tempkin Thu May 19, 2011 1:42pm EDT by Adam Tempkin NEW YORK, May 19 (IFR) - The potential for continued supply...

New Issue-CIF prices 1.0 bln euro 2022 bond | G7Finance.commore

Thu May 19, 2011 11:57am EDT May 19 (Reuters) - May 19 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a covered bond...

TREASURIES-Bond prices slip on drop in jobless claims | G7Finance.commore

Thu May 19, 2011 11:50am EDT * Drop in new jobless claims reinforces early sell-off * Profit-taking emerges after 10-yr...

Eurozone eyes new deal for Greece; ECB issues threat | G7Finance.commore

By Noah Barkin and Sakari Suoninen BERLIN/FRANKFURT | Thu May 19, 2011 9:19am EDT BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The...

S.Africa govt bonds gain, track firmer rand | G7Finance.commore

JOHANNESBURG | Thu May 19, 2011 10:14am EDT JOHANNESBURG May 19 (Reuters) - South African government bonds rallied on...

Municipal Bonds: A Contrarian Pro's Top Picks - BusinessWeekmore

when a wave of bankruptcies by power providers and telecom companies spooked bond markets. Investors dumped the...

Strategic Asset Alliance » Mr. Buffett Warns Insured Muni Bondholdersmore

Not much publicity about this, but Mr. Buffet's shareholder's letter clearly states the problems with insured...

In Pictures: Eight Dangers Lurking In Municipal Bondsmore

The Municipal bond market, traditionally the safest storehouse for investors' money this side of Treasury bills, has...

Municipal Bond Yields Are Staggeringmore

The credit market's woes are benefitting one group: buyers of municipal bonds, who have seen prices plunge and yields...

The Mutual Fund Store® Introduces `Retirement Paycheck` Servicemore

Income Protection Component-a portfolio of securities with natural AAA ratings (e.g., U.S. treasuries, corporate bonds...

Mattresses and pillows, a diversified portfoliomore

Brian France So 12 years& I took every dime that I had and I put it into tax-free municipal bonds.

Latin America Should End Stimulus Programs, IMF Official Saysmore

Latin American policy makers should withdraw fiscal and monetary stimulus to prevent their economies from overheating...

Nuveen Sues Arkansas Firm Over Failed Golf Resort (Update1)more

Nuveen Investments Inc., the Chicago-based manager of $70 billion in municipal debt, sued an Arkansas bond underwriter,...

Municipals Bond Defaults: Oh, switch off!more

Let's compare two companies, thinking in terms of credit-worthiness. Note that on May 1, 2008, credit-default swaps...

Municipal Bonds Stage Powerful Rallymore

The normally staid municipal bond market has since mid-October staged its strongest rally ever. But it's only about...

Gurtin Fixed Income Announces New Hires to San Diego and Chicago Offic...more

the Credit Research Department will ensure that the firm's clients remain invested in only the highest quality...

Bumpy ride for muni bondsmore

By Joan Gralla - Analysis NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. states and local governments are heading into dangerous territory...

" Good buys in bond fundsmore

and states, thanks to falling property values and a slowing economy. So they've lost their appetite for municipal debt...

Zions Direct Announces Auction Resultsmore

Zions Direct (www.zionsdirect.com), the online broker-dealer that allows its customers to purchase municipal bonds and...

Phil Falcone's Harbinger Capital Scores with BlueLine Returnsmore

Phil Falcone of Harbinger Capital told investors this week his distressed credit fund returned 11.6 percent year to...

Outside the Stocks: Fixed Incomemore

the payments of a fixed-income security are known in advance.” Typically they’re things like Treasuries, corporate...

Positioning your bond portfolio for retirementmore

it are knocking, she said. Munis are attractive Some of the best opportunities for fixed-income investors are in...

Zions Direct Announces Auction Results | Reutersmore

SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Sep 22 (MARKET WIRE) -- Zions Direct (www.zionsdirect.com), the online broker-dealer that allows...

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