Several years after they began chipping away at the state Intangibles Tax, Florida lawmakers this week voted overwhelmingly to repeal it. The tax affects...
Florida Axes Intangibles Tax
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Muni Bonds News and Perspectives
Below are bond market commentaries, strategies and analyses written by our municipal bond specialists. They are listed by date.
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Top Tobacco Companies Make Full MSA Payments
R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard have paid their full share due under the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) this year, bringing the total combined payments of the...
PM Pays its Share of Master Settlement Agreement
Philip Morris, the largest company involved in the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), made its full 2006 payment of $3.4 billion last week. With a 50% market...
Arbitrator Sides with Tobacco Companies in MSA Dispute
A final report issued by an arbitrator yesterday upheld the claim of major cigarette manufacturers that the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) was instrumental...
Ray of Sunshine in Florida : Intangible Tax on the Ropes
Florida lawmakers are in the process of making 2007 a happy new year for Florida investors holding out-of-state bonds. A bill to repeal the Intangible Tax,...
Individual Investors Hold Record Amount of Munis
Individual investors continued aggressively buying tax-free municipal bonds in 2005, according to the Federal Reserve Board's quarterly "Flow of Funds" data....
Look Who Else Likes Munis
Where does Suze Orman, the high profile "financial freedom" counselor, invest her own money? According to a recent newspaper article, Ms. Orman finds...
A Forward Strategy for the Inverted Yield Curve
You're probably familiar with the inverted yield curve. The TV talkers and financial press are aflutter with the phenomenon, and it's become part of the...
Citigroup and Wachovia May Compete for GMAC
General Motors Acceptance Corp. is drawing interest from various suitors, including Citigroup Inc. and Wachovia Corp. Citigroup Inc. and hedge fund Cerberus...
Ford Plans its ‘Way Forward’
Ford Motor Company this week announced improved fourth quarter 2005 results and presented its long awaited turnaround plan that it calls "Way Forward."...
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