California last week raised $5 billion dollars to avert a cash crunch stemming from the credit meltdown. The most interesting thing about it is they skipped the big investment banks and went...
Many analysts and investor watch dog groups are saying that municipal bond issuers are not providing enough information to their investors. Issuers are only required to file an annual report but...
Article | Updated Oct 10, 2008 | Views: 104 | Comments: 0 Tags: municipal bonds, munis
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...
Article | Submitted Mar 4, 2008 | Views: 384 | Comments: 0
Tags: municipal bonds, munis
Continuing fallout from the credit and bond crisis as cities and states say they no longer agree with the ratings given them by the rating agencies. In general, municipal bonds are rated below...
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...
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...
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