Muni Bonds News and Perspectives

The oversight panel charged with helping lift Puerto Rico out of its fiscal morass looks to be more pragmatic than political, analysts say, which may help...

A spate of municipal bond issuance this year is fueling a wide range of infrastructure projects across the country. Analysts say as much as $400 billion in...

Roads are crumbling, airports are dilapidated, mass transit is lacking – and there’s a risk of over-investing in infrastructure? So says a think tank. As you...

Too often, the essentials of muni investing are lost in the chatter. Take, for example, “performance.” June was a banner month for munis, returning 1.6%, the...

With a new law in place designed to help Puerto Rico regain its financial footing, the next important move bond investors will be watching for is the...

It’s a question we hear every so often, usually by an investor new to the municipal bond market: “With yields so low, why would anyone buy munis?” For...

After months of debate, a House committee agreed on a plan to create a seven-member board that would oversee Puerto Rico’s finances and manage its debt...

The spotlight is on municipal bonds, have you noticed? With an up-and-down equities market and stinging tax rates, many reporters and pundits are touting the...

Interest rates aren’t going anywhere fast. That was the message from the Federal Open Market Committee. After its two-day meeting Wednesday, the Fed said a...

With muni yields at historic lows, have you heard anyone say they’ll be moving lower? Neither have we. In fact, the decline in yields is what we’ve seen – and...