Utah plans to sell $635M in general-obligation bonds; 'demand for high-quality paper'
Wall Street is cranking out zero coupon-bonds as fast as they can create them. And why not? Thirty-year strips returned 9.5% in the first quarter.
There were 316,812 buy trades placed in the retail-municipal-bond market last month, according to data from BondDesk Trading LLC
Fidelity Investments is marrying the concepts of target date portfolios and municipal-bond investing
Possible deal between states and cigarette makers will stabilize debt offerings securitized by smokes; 'a little more predictability'
BondWorks already in beta with 20K customers; new wealth management platform three years in the making
Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, said a default by Greece is “almost certain” and could help drive the U.S. economy into recession.
Stalemate between Democratic governor and GOP legislators leads to closure
Renewed proposals to eliminate the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds as a way to reduce the $1.5 trillion federal deficit are unlikely to succeed, according to a report by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Meredith Whitney's at it again. The controversial analyst is now predicting a 'waterfall' of muni downgrades which will trigger a massive sell-off by insurers. If she's right, investors may be able to pick up some bargains in the process.
Protection against rise in interest rates may not be enough to offset risks; 'use them peripherally'
John Hirsch, 57, has been buying municipal bonds during the past four months, taking advantage of falling prices as muni funds are forced to sell them to cover withdrawals
Mutual funds that invest in floating-rate bank loans have emerged as one of the most popular strategies for protecting portfolios against rising interest rates
The news of late couldn't get much worse for muni bond investors, with gaping budget deficits and predictions of massive defaults. But fear not, BlackRock says there are lots of great investment opportunities in the tax-free universe. Just steer clear of those Florida dirt bonds.
New regulations aimed at ending the cozy relationship between government and those who advise the government on investment matters sound good on first blush. But as firms have discovered, the devil's in the details.
