Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has some advice for tax-free bond investors: Go long! Well, he didn’t say those exact words, and he’s certainly not...

Although mired in a tough economic environment, U.S. cities are deploying a wide-range of strategies designed to improve their finances, according to a report...

Driven by their status as safe havens for battered international investors, a massive Federal Reserve effort to spark a sluggish economy and other factors,...

Seems there are some people trying to discern the meaning behind Berkshire Hathaway’s decision to terminate credit-default swaps insuring $8.25 billion of...

Today, despite tax-free bond yields that are at their lowest since the 1960s, municipal bonds continue to provide the highest after-tax yields relative to...

Three California cities recently declared bankruptcy. So how do investors regard the Golden State’s debt? Apparently, with ardor. According to Bloomberg, bond...

In theory, the financial woes plaguing a few cities should be calamitous for the bond market. In practice however, investors know better. For as much...

In the midst of the nation’s financial meltdown, the bandwagon was overloaded with soothsayers vying for the spotlight in their apocalyptic vision of state...

Municipal bonds backed by the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the major tobacco companies and 46 states have long been a favored holding of...

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the federal health care law could have a number of benefits for the nonprofit health care sector. Although...