Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

A few years ago, we spoke with a reporter from Forbes magazine about a popular yet misguided muni portfolio strategy advocated since the Dark Ages by most...

Puerto Rico’s governor plans to cut spending, raise revenues and, for the first time in 15 years, balance the budget. The proposal, unveiled recently by Gov....

Do you know how the bond market performed yesterday? Or last week? Or last quarter? Do you care? Probably not. “Short-term Performance” isn’t in the lexicon...

Are Build America Bonds making a comeback? Two Senate bills hope to permanently revive the taxable bonds, which were originally created in 2009 as part of...

Have you noticed the municipal bonds bandwagon is getting crowded now as the punditry sings their praises? You’ll probably recognize the voices. They’re the...

Assured Guaranty (AGM) and National Public Finance Guarantee were upgraded by Standard & Poor's yesterday afternoon. National was raised to AA- from A...

Puerto Rico’s $3.5 billion bond sale, a key part of the Commonwealth’s plan to improve its fiscal position, was met with exceptionally strong demand by...

Have you slogged through your taxes yet? If so, you understand just how dramatically the landscape has changed. If not, brace yourself: taxes went up, mostly...

The top bond insurer received a vote of confidence from Moody’s. The rating agency affirmed the A2 and A3 insured financial strength of Assured Guaranty...

Pity the poor financial writers who cover the bond markets. For years they have proclaimed a “rising interest rate environment” and sounded the death knell of...