Puerto Rico’s electric utility reached an agreement with insurance companies and bondholders to restructure its debt and provide it with an infusion of cash...
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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What Not To Expect From The Fed’s Bump In Rates
We know what many muni investors are thinking: The Fed raised rates, so now municipal bond yields will take off. If that sounds right, we urge you to...
Fed Fever and the Muni Investor
With the December Fed meeting just around the corner, a fresh round of interest-rate guessing is upon us. However, unlike previous bouts of overheated...
Just How Smart is the ‘Intelligent Investor’?
Having toiled in the municipal bond market for more than 40 years, we are accustomed to the financial media’s focus on the stock market and its often mistaken...
White House Unveils Plan for Puerto Rico
The Obama administration is proposing a wide-ranging plan to fortify Puerto Rico’s finances that includes a way for the beleaguered commonwealth to...
The Fed didn’t move. Cue the conjecture
Speculation over when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates has been elevated to Super Bowl status by the financial media. Just as sports writers...
Questions Follow Puerto Rico’s New Proposal
Puerto Rico has a proposal to address its fiscal morass, but it will likely face a raft of challenges. Earlier this week, recommendations unveiled by...
Seeking Steady Streams Amid Wild Swings
As equity markets continue their eye-popping turbulence, one security has quietly gone about doing what it’s always done: paying investors. With the action...
The Media’s Interest-Rate Myth
If you’ve had any exposure to the financial media, you are aware of its continuous and obsessive speculation as to when the Fed’s well-telegraphed,...
Could Public Finance Bondholders Be Paid In Full?
Although Puerto Rico failed to make a $58 million bond payment, some analysts think Public Finance Corporation bondholders may ultimately be made whole. On...
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