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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Today’s Lesson is Yesterday’s News

During the devastating stock market meltdown of the early '00s, the financial media was quick to point out (albeit after the fact) that much of the pain could...

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Good news for Philip Morris

Striking another blow to class-action suits against tobacco companies, the Illinois Supreme Court reinstated the reduced bonding amount of $6.8 billion...

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Putting California in its Place

Thanks to Newsweek's July 28th cover story, "California in Crisis," the Golden State's political and economic problems are no longer a secret. Since last...

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Bond Expert Sees Safe Harbor in Munis

Is there a port in the bond storm? That was the question a CNBC reporter posed to Pimco's Bill Gross, known as the "bond king." In an interview last week, the...

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Investors Snapping Up Bonds

Individual investors increased their municipal bond holdings by more than $21.2 billion in the first quarter of 2003, according to the Federal Reserve Board's...

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Tobacco: The Unfiltered View

We recently attended the annual Tobacco Merchants Association conference and interviewed Standard & Poor's to better gauge the impact that the Master...

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The Cost Of Waiting: 2nd Anniversary

Gosh, how time flies when you're waiting for higher interest rates. It's hard to believe that two years have passed since I wrote my original article...

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Look Who’s Buying Bonds, Part lll

Another prominent investor increased his bond holdings recently. Bill Gross, manager of PIMCO's Total Return Fund, the world's biggest bond fund, bought...

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Watch Your Golf Game, Not Interest Rates

Judging from our e-mails, it's clear that investors who are new to the tax-free bond market are preoccupied with rising interest rates. Actually, it would be...

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Repeal of Dividends Tax Unlikely

Despite President Bush's overwhelming approval ratings, it appears that Congress will dramatically reduce his $725 billion tax cut proposal in the weeks...

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