Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

California is taking a page from New Jersey's playbook and plans to refinance $3.3 billion of state-backed tobacco bonds (double-barreled), another indication...

Florida investors holding out-of-state bonds will receive a New Year's gift from the Florida Legislature next year. Beginning in 2006, Florida's Intangible...

We couldn't help but recoil while reading James B. Stewart's "Common Sense" column in the June 15th edition of The Wall Street Journal. Don't get us wrong, we...

The litigation environment surrounding tobacco has improved, and the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between tobacco manufacturers and states is firmly in...

"I currently have a sizable bond portfolio that has a good profit. My current broker has advised me to let a bond specialist manage the fund and take some of...

Florida investors are one step closer to getting a tax break, courtesy of the state Legislature. Florida's House of Representatives approved a bill April 5...

Tobacco bond investors received more good news on the legal front when San Diego Superior Court Judge Ron Prager ruled that a California lawsuit, Brown v....

Investors own more municipal bonds than at any time in history and strongly favored individual issues over mutual funds, according to flow of funds data...

Last week, we were rudely reminded of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for," after reading a Wall Street Journal article entitled "Municipal Bond Fans Get...

A federal appeals court today rejected the government's attempt to force tobacco companies to forfeit $280 billion in profits. The ruling came in response to...