Municipal Bond Forum
Ignore ratios, focus on longer-term municipal bonds
Q
I know you are a proponent of buying long-term municipal bonds. In light of the current yield curve and muni-to-Treasury ratios, what credit rating, maturity, call date and coupon rate would you recommend?
A
James A. Klotz responds:
We do not believe in trying to time the interest-rate markets.
As you said, we are always proponents of buying longer-term bonds. They maximize income regardless of the ratio to Treasuries, which always proves to be ephemeral.
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