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Does the prospect of earning 0.1% on a bank savings account leave you ... unenthused? Do the 0.2% interest rates that the U.S. government is paying on two-year Treasuries stick in your craw? Maybe ...
In a new post at the New York Federal Reserve's blog site, three bank officials took a look at the $3.7 trillion US municipal bond market. After noting that about 75% of US municipal bonds are ...
Mousseau also is the co-author of the book “Adventures in Muniland: A Guide to Municipal Bond Investing in the Post-Crisis Era.”He notes the current slump is very different from the 2008-09 ...
A municipal bond, commonly known as a muni, is a bond issued by state or local governments, or entities they create such as authorities and special districts. In the United States, interest income received by holders of municipal bonds is often, but not always, exempt from federal and state income taxation.
Flight-to-quality episodes are triggered by unusual and unexpected events. [1] These events are rare but the list is longer than a few. The Penn Central Railroad’s default in 1970, a sudden stock market crash referred to as Black Monday, the Russian debt default and collapse of Long Term Capital Management in 1998, the 9/11 attack in 2001, and the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, were all ...
David Lerner Associates was founded by David Lerner in 1976. [2] The first office was established in Jericho, New York. [3] David Lerner Associates employs approximately 400 people, [citation needed] with its headquarters in Syosset, New York, and satellite offices in Lawrenceville and Teaneck, New Jersey; White Plains, New York; Westport, Connecticut; and Boca Raton, Florida.
Despite the yield curve inversion in two- and 10-year Treasury bonds, there are plenty of opportunities for investors to earn stable yield, including municipal bonds, experts say. Municipal bonds ...
Muni bonds are a more attractive option for investors in high-tax states and cities, so investors in those areas should be sure to calculate the tax-equivalent yield on potential muni investments.