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The tremors of the housing market and credit credit crisis hit another type of investment this week, the auction rate security market. The Wall Street Journal and several other business magazines...
Marketwatch recently posted an article about the attractiveness of Municipal Bonds, pointing out that some long-term munis pay a tax equivalent rate of over 7%. But investors should consider...
Is now a good time to look at I Bonds? Some say yes, I say no. Here's why.
There has been a lot of discussion recently on the different yield between AAA municipal bonds and lower rated munis. A paper by the Fed seems to indicate that if you plan on holding on to your...
It is a given that we are in a serious recession. It is a given too that a number of municipalities will fail as the recession deepens and tax revenues decline. Those with capital...
Municipal bonds are now offering extremely attractive short term interest, beating out comparable Treasuries. They are a great source of tax free income. This is new and may not last very long.
The market for auction rate securities is still failing, pushing up the yields on these bonds and preventing some investors from getting their money out. As I mentioned before, if you aren;'t...
Anyone who buys Municipal bonds knows the tax advantages of buying municipals issued by or in the buyer's state of residence. By so doing, bond interest is not only free of federal taxes, but of...
There is a class of auction rate securities - SLARS - that are causing many of the problems in the ARS market. Their auctions have failed and they have low reset rates. The investment banks are...
Emails from UBS continue to paint a picture of banks knowingly selling damaged and failing investment products to individual investors in bids to reduce their own exposure.
A theory from the Dealbreaker Blog that accounting changes to auction rate securities set the groundwork for the recent problems in the market.
Lest you think the failure of the auction rate securities market was just rattling Wall Street and Main Street, Techcrunch posted an article about how it has impacted Silicon Valley. Apparantly,...
Yields on municipal bonds have risen over the last couple of weeks and Accrued Interest says it's because of an oversupply of bond issuance. Either way, if you are interested in munis there might...
It used to be that one sure way to put away chunks of money safely and enjoy double or triple tax free income was to invest in municipal bonds. Sure, you paid a slight premium to buy triple A...
I personally have been stuck in some of these things for months. I was sold these on the grounds that they are just like cash and that I could always get out. I cannot. While I believe that...
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Type
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Top APY/Rate
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Institution
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4.00%
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Dollar Savings Direct
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2.31%
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Vanguard
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2.78%
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State Bank of India, New York Branch
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3.45%
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Imperial Capital Bank
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3.85%
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Imperial Capital Bank
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3.75%
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GMAC Bank /Umbrella Bank
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3.70%
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Imperial Capital Bank / MetLife Bank
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3.80%
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MetLife Bank
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4.06%
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State Bank of India, New York Branch
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5.64%
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US Treasury
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3.37%
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Northrop Grumman CU
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3.87%
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Western FCU
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3.80%
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Melrose CU
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4.25%
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Alliant CU
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0.05%
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Various brokerages
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0.51%
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Various brokerages
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1.10%
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Various brokerages
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1.65%
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Various brokerages
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2.67%
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Various brokerages
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