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Only person happy for churning is your broker

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Your “Just How Smart is the ‘Intelligent Investor’?” article should be required reading for anyone who buys individual municipal bonds. Family members for whom I help manage some their assets, including significant holdings in municipal bonds, think of bonds as trading mechanisms, not holding securities.

J.B., Illinois

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James A. Klotz responds:

We have never seen an individual investor who was successful at churning his/her own account. We are amazed however, by how many think they are. At least they are keeping their brokers happy.

Nov 12, 2015

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