For some, municipal bonds are baffling. Sure they make sense as part of investors’ portfolios – they generate income free of federal and, many times, state and local taxes, and they support… Read More »

It’s high season for economic outlooks, and in keeping with that spirit, we’d like to offer our own fearless 2019 forecast for municipal bonds: The vast majority of munis will generate a steady… Read More »

It’s tough to create buzz around securities that are about as boring as they are dependable, but that didn’t stop one pundit, whose doomsday prediction on municipal bond defaults set the market… Read More »

Have you heard the old trope about the municipal bond market being as exciting as watching paint dry? Turns out it’s true. Municipal bonds are for the faint of heart. Generations have… Read More »

You’ve made some wise picks in the stock market and figure it’s time to take some money off the table. Problem is, Uncle Sam is waiting to take a bite out of your gains. Can municipal bonds… Read More »

A significant group of bondholders opposed to a restructuring agreement for Puerto Rico’s Cofina debt have now signed onto the deal. The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico… Read More »

The government of Puerto Rico, its fiscal oversight board and creditors are moving toward agreement on a significant chunk of the commonwealth’s bond debt. Progress is afoot on its power utility… Read More »

It took Congress more than 1,000 pages to detail their tax overhaul, but investors in high-tax states understood the upshot of one provision immediately: Their taxes were about to go up – and… Read More »

Municipal bond issuance jumped more than 50% in the second quarter of 2018, while investors’ appetite for munis was strong, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets… Read More »

A net cast to assign blame for Puerto Rico’s debt problems is ensnaring people who don’t deserve it. Recent broadsides leveled against the commonwealth’s predicament are related to a new… Read More »