Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

Over a year has passed since the arrival of the tsunami that rocked the financial markets to their foundation and ushered in the worst recession since the...

With thousands of municipal bonds in the market, none are more important than yours. So when the economic climate becomes difficult, investors naturally...

Standard & Poor’s overturned years of conventional wisdom and now says that sound management, a good financial position and other factors are more...

We were pleased to be invited to a compliance seminar held for various brokerage firm CEOs, hosted by Rick Ketchum, the new chairman and chief executive...

It is understandable that municipal bond investors become concerned when they read about California's budget troubles, or find their insured bonds are no...

They cut spending, increased revenues and enacted one-time budget tricks to get California’s budget back in balance, but one thing remained sacrosanct during...

If you have noticed the recent improvement of market values in your tax-free bond portfolio, you can at least partly thank Washington. Current federal...

Why are investors pouring $1 billion a week into muni bonds? PBS'"Nightly Business Report" visited FMSbonds to discuss the reasons behind the surge and...

Paying debt service continues to remain a key priority for the State of California as its financial profile continues to erode.  With the State entering what...

Assured Guaranty, one of the few bond insurers still active in the municipal bond industry, has completed its acquisition of former rival, Financial Security...