Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Wondering what will happen to interest rates once the new Fed chairman takes over? It’s a question many bond market watchers are asking in the wake of the...

Municipal bond investors are breathing a tentative sigh of relief as the initial House plan to overhaul the tax code left the tax exemption on muni bond...

Bondholders searching for signs Puerto Rico can rebuild and ultimately emerge from its fiscal challenges found a flicker of hope recently. In a visit to...

Early signs indicate bond insurers can withstand the recent hurricanes Harvey and Irma with no change in credit ratings, while Maria’s impact may be moot....

Just as the pundits stopped screaming about the end of the bull market in bonds, Alan Greenspan weighed in. The former Fed chairman isn’t sure when bond...

They provide superb value, but to some investors, premium bonds are a mystery. Typically, investors get tripped up over price. Why, they ask, would you pay...

After passing a budget for the first time in two years, Illinois maintained its investment grade rating with Moody’s. Moody’s was the last of the three major...

When the Fed raises rates, it’s usually a sign of rapidly rising inflation or torrid economic growth. After the Fed’s latest move, however, it looks like the...

You’re using a laddering strategy for investing in municipal bonds and it’s time to reinvest proceeds from your maturing bonds. What now? That’s the gist of a...

A record-setting flood of municipal bond redemptions is expected to meet head-on with parched inventory this summer. For veteran municipal bond investors,...