If Puerto Rico was an official state of the United States, Puerto Rico would rank 51st (dead last) when comparing the size of their debt to their Gross Domestic Product. It would be the only state rated below A by the three major credit rating agencies…. […]
Municipal Bonds
Are Municipal Bonds Overpriced Compared to Corporate Bonds?
A five year corporate bond with a rating between A and AAA will yield in neighborhood of 1.80 to 2.4%. As you can see from the table below […]
GAO Report: Retail Municipal Bond Traders Ripped Off
Retail traders are being overcharged by 2.5% on small trades. After the financial crisis, congress passed Dodd-Frank in effort to clean-up . . . […]
Municipal Bond ETF Alert: Get out of MUB
Timothry Strauts told investors to sell IShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond (MUB). Investors looking for a similar ETF, might move their money into SPDR…. […]
Obama Proposes Cap on Municipal Bond Tax Deduction
To the dismay of many municipal bond market players, President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a budget for fiscal 2013 that includes a measure that would impact the attractiveness of investing in municipal bonds. The president wants to decrease…. […]
Cashing in on a Muni Market Collapse
Investors may legitimately ask if they may be in a position to benefit from a collapse in the municipal bond market, and if so how […]
Bond Prices – Where to Find Bond Prices and Quotes
There are several places where you can find free delayed bond prices. Generally speaking, the prices are delayed by 5 – 15 minutes. As most […]