Amid the alarmist headlines and hysterical rants, a funny thing is happening in the municipal bond market. Prices are rising. As The Wall Street Journal...
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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Muni Experts at Congressional Hearing Recognize Challenges, Reject Hyperbole
The apocalypse in the muni bond market will have to wait. That's according to municipal bond experts who testified at a congressional hearing last week on the...
Meredith Does the Moonwalk
In the 1980s, Michael Jackson caused a sensation performing a dance technique called the moonwalk, or backslide, in which he appears to be pulled backward...
Profit From the Fear Mongering
Fear mongers have grabbed most of the headlines, but as we point out in our latest message in The Wall Street Journal, the real news is being made by...
N.Y. Times Article Grabs Headlines, Defies Common Sense
There was a time not long ago that the municipal bond market was all but ignored by the media. We used to lament the lack of attention given to a critical...
Wall Street Journal Message Resonates in Unlikely Places
Our message in The Wall Street Journal today piqued a lot of interest. One person we didn't expect to agree with our thoughts, however, was Meredith Whitney....
Muni Bond Opportunity Gaining Notice
The window of opportunity for municipal bond investors is garnering more attention. Prominent investors and large brokerages alike have now publicly noted a...
So-called ‘Stampede’ Yields Opportunity in Muni Market
It's hard to miss the dramatic headlines describing municipal bond prices lately; "slide," "stampede" and "tumble" seem to be the expressions in vogue. But...
GM Bondholders: A View From the Back Seat
The highly anticipated General Motors Initial Public Offering opened for trading this week amid fanfare and hoopla worthy of a royal coronation. GM executives...
Ambac’s Woes and What They Mean to Muni Investors
Although not unexpected, the announcement by Ambac that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy was yet another somber reminder of the demise of a once-proud...
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