The oversight panel charged with helping lift Puerto Rico out of its fiscal morass looks to be more pragmatic than political, analysts say, which may help avoid an outcome for the commonwealth’s… Read More »

A spate of municipal bond issuance this year is fueling a wide range of infrastructure projects across the country. Analysts say as much as $400 billion in muni bonds may be sold this year, nearly… Read More »

Roads are crumbling, airports are dilapidated, mass transit is lacking – and there’s a risk of over-investing in infrastructure? So says a think tank. As you may have heard, some are again… Read More »

Too often, the essentials of muni investing are lost in the chatter. Take, for example, “performance.” June was a banner month for munis, returning 1.6%, the best June since 2000 and the… Read More »

With a new law in place designed to help Puerto Rico regain its financial footing, the next important move bond investors will be watching for is the formation of a seven-member federal oversight… Read More »

It’s a question we hear every so often, usually by an investor new to the municipal bond market: “With yields so low, why would anyone buy munis?” For successful fixed-income investors,… Read More »

After months of debate, a House committee agreed on a plan to create a seven-member board that would oversee Puerto Rico’s finances and manage its debt negotiations. The bill, approved Wednesday… Read More »

The spotlight is on municipal bonds, have you noticed? With an up-and-down equities market and stinging tax rates, many reporters and pundits are touting the “buoyancy” of the… Read More »

Interest rates aren’t going anywhere fast. That was the message from the Federal Open Market Committee. After its two-day meeting Wednesday, the Fed said a slowdown in economic activity… Read More »

With muni yields at historic lows, have you heard anyone say they’ll be moving lower? Neither have we. In fact, the decline in yields is what we’ve seen – and predicted – for years, as… Read More »