Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

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...

On the one hand, early results of Puerto Rico’s aggressive plans to raise revenue and cut its debt look promising. On the other hand, creditors of Puerto Rico...

“Investors,” The Wall Street Journal headline reads, “are hungry for U.S. corporate bonds.” The economy seems to be growing, albeit slowly, and the premium...

A rejuvenated economy, induced by the Fed’s bond-buying binge, will ignite inflation and spark a rise in interest rates. Sound familiar? It’s a refrain we’ve...

Their personal styles are likely very different, but when it comes to finding value in today’s markets, two prominent financial pros look to the same thing:...