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Municipal Bond Calculator – Calculate Your Tax Equivalent Yield

Last Updated: January 9, 2013

The municipal bond calculator lets you compare municipal bond yields to their corporate equivalents, to see how much higher the interest rate has to be on a taxable […]

Morning Interest Rate and Treasuries Report

Author: David Waring

Last Updated: February 7, 2020

September Treasury bond prices have made a slight recovery from early lows this morning, although many traders feel that the overall environment today will make it difficult for the market to recover early losses. […]

Sell Penn State University Bonds While The Alumni Are Rallying

Author: Marc Prosser

Last Updated: December 30, 2019

We believe that the Sandusky scandal and the penalty imposed by NCAA are major long-term negatives for Penn State University bondholders. […]

How to Profit from Changes in the Yield Curve

Author: The Financial Lexicon

Last Updated: February 11, 2020

As I mentioned in my previous article, the yield curve depicts the relationship between interest rates and the time to maturity for a bond. While a steep yield curve can act as an embedded hedge against losses should interest rates rise, it is important to note that the shape of the yield curve can change. […]

The Sordid Past of Ally Bank & Does It Matter?

Author: David Waring

Last Updated: February 29, 2020

Have you seen an ad for Ally Bank recently on TV? They poke fun at the customer service at traditional banks – tapping into the […]

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