While they wait for interest rates to rise and a chance to reinvest for greater yield, advisers remain parked in short-duration, high-quality fixed-income instruments.
State and local governments not nearly out of the woods, analyst says
Ratings cuts of two or more notches are expected to pick up over the summer as agencies review their methodologies
Returns for top-rated tax-exempt paper on a par with Treasuries; lower-rated debt the better bet, say experts
Judge upholds Finra's earlier decision in muni bond fund dispute; ordered to pony up $54M
Europe is being blamed again today for the volatility in the U.S. equity markets, but some market watchers are saying the knee-jerk reactions by investors go too far.
Investors add $1B to municipal bond funds in the week ending Dec. 7, the most since March 2010
The face value of outstanding municipal bonds was $3.7 trillion at the end of September, compared with the previous figure of $2.9 trillion at the end of June, the Fed said.
The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that's happened since before the Civil War.
Today's auction of five-year notes seen throwing off puny 0.885%: returns for the year have been stellar
State and local governments are unlikely to experience a “material increase” in municipal defaults over the next three to five years, according to a study by Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc.
So far, star analyst's prediction of disaster for tax-exempt sector way off the mark; other made similar forecasts
Granularity should help institutional investors; overkill for retail buyers?
Fed's low-interest-rate policy making tax-exempt debt very attractive, say portfolio managers; 'renewed confidence'
States, cities face rate cuts as financial pressures mount, credit rater warns; defaults, while rare, could increase
Supply to rise next year, likely driving down returns; 20% hike in issuance seen
Timing is everything, and the high-profile analyst blew hers with that celebrated muni meltdown prediction for 2011; she still may end up being right, though
Dire prediction by high-profile analyst fails to pan out; tax-exempt debt sees 10.5% gain this year
Unsecured debt for company maintenance facility now trading at 16 cents on the dollar
