Congress eliminated a key tool state and local governments use to save money and fund hospitals, school, bridges and other public works. Now they need to replace it. A wide range of 33… Read More »

Q&A with James A. Klotz, president of FMSbonds, Inc., on the new pricing regulation and what it means to municipal bond investors. Muni Brokerage Head Says Pricing Rules Won't Aid Mutual… Read More »

A new rule intended to increase transparency in the municipal bond market is instead creating some fog. The rule, which takes effect next month, attempts to assist investors in understanding… Read More »

Do successful municipal bond investors need a clairvoyant? It’s a notion that has legs - or so it seems, judging from recent online posts by some institutions. The world of munis, the… Read More »

To foreign investors, there’s nothing foreign about U.S. municipal bonds. Repelled by low and sometimes negative interest rates in their home countries, investors outside the United States… Read More »

Anxious municipal bond investors hanging onto the Fed chief’s remarks heard more of a siren song than a signal to buy. It’s true Jerome Powell thinks conditions are ripe for potentially four… Read More »

Did munis lose their shine, or are they an ideal investment for our times? Has supply cratered, or will the market expand? If you’re an investor following the twists and turns of the… Read More »

With the ink barely dry on a new law limiting municipal bonds, there’s movement afoot in Congress to reverse course, and the administration is even looking to expand the use of munis as a linchpin… Read More »

Remember the flood of municipal bonds issued at the end of 2017? Don’t look for a repeat in 2018. In fact, expect the flow to slow dramatically. As investors recall (“Muni Bond Issuers… Read More »

As uncertainty continues to surround the ever-changing tax overhaul plan, municipal bond issuers aren’t taking any chances: They’re conducting a gusher of bond sales at a pace not seen in more… Read More »