Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

There they go again. Almost immediately after President Bush announced his economic stimulus package, the financial media began forecasting higher interest...

The typically bullish Merrill Lynch surprised Wall Street last week by recommending a shift in asset allocation from equities to bonds. Merrill suggested that...

Vice President Dick Cheney likes them. So, too, does Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Now comes word that another prominent investor has a big stake in...

Before you decide to invest in municipal bonds, it is important to determine exactly what you are trying to accomplish. If your priority is to maintain...

The "Ahead of the Tape" column in The Wall Street Journal on Oct. 8, 2002, presented some interesting statistics regarding the relative performance of stocks...

The powerful Wall Street marketing machine is alive and well. Disenchanted with the performance of their money managers and mutual funds, investors are leery...

Trying to time the market? A year ago, some investors told us that they'd like to invest in municipal bonds, but felt that rates were too low and would prefer...

In an earlier column, we discussed the tendency of some bond investors to try to outguess the market. Dissatisfied with today's yields, their strategy is to...

Radian Group, Inc. has invested an additional $150 million in bond insurer Asset Guaranty Insurance Co. The move strengthens the company, now known as Radian...

Ratings: S&P: 'AA' (Stable Outlook) Asset Guaranty (AG) is stronger than ever. With its financial strength rating of 'AA', reaffirmed by Standard &...