Municipal bond issuance jumped more than 50% in the second quarter of 2018, while investors’ appetite for munis was strong, according to the Securities...
Muni Bonds News and Perspectives
Below are bond market commentaries, strategies and analyses written by our municipal bond specialists. They are listed by date.
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Puerto Rico’s Debt and Net of Blame
A net cast to assign blame for Puerto Rico’s debt problems is ensnaring people who don’t deserve it. Recent broadsides leveled against the commonwealth’s...
Where The Muni Bonds Are
Is a pinch in the supply of municipal bonds putting a crimp in opportunities for investors? We’re not seeing it. A host of stories lately note a cutback in...
Now We Know The Cost of Muni Market Timing
Can you time the municipal bond market? Are you waiting for just the right moment when you’re confident yields are at their peak or have bottomed out? For...
How Muni Investors Find Returns Over 6.00%
If municipal bond investors aren’t seeing returns of more than 6.00%, they’re missing the obvious. The key, of course, is focusing on tax-equivalency. As...
Reversal on Bank Rules a Win For Muni Bonds
Chalk up a win for the municipal bond market, local infrastructure projects and individual investors. Under new legislation passed by Congress,...
Reviving Advance Refunding Bonds
Congress eliminated a key tool state and local governments use to save money and fund hospitals, school, bridges and other public works. Now they need to...
Bloomberg Asks Klotz About New Muni Rule
Q&A with James A. Klotz, president of FMSbonds, Inc., on the new pricing regulation and what it means to municipal bond investors. Muni Brokerage Head...
Fog Rolls in With New Muni Market Rule
A new rule intended to increase transparency in the municipal bond market is instead creating some fog. The rule, which takes effect next month, attempts to...
Successfully Managing Your Municipal Bonds
Do successful municipal bond investors need a clairvoyant? It’s a notion that has legs - or so it seems, judging from recent online posts by some...
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