The spread between high-yield and AAA-rated municipal bonds currently sits near 1.66%, modestly above the four-year average ...

Municipal bonds are back to offer compelling risk-adjusted opportunities, but future decisions from Washington can either act as a tailwind or headwind. Municipal bond funds saw net inflows during ...

For over a decade, fixed-income investors navigated a barren yield environment shaped by an era of relentless monetary intervention. The Federal Reserve’s prolonged near-zero interest rate policy and ...

I received a piece of reader feedback after publishing For Investors Who Can Get Beyond Headline Risk, Opportunity Beckons in Bonds that was as actionable as it was succinct. “What about municipals?” ...

When a tiny mutual fund dumped bonds recently, the low prices it got affirmed an alarming reality for investors in risky municipal debt: Many securities turn out to be worth less than shareholders ...

Bond issuers in the water sector are concerned about a reduction in WIFIA loan closings as some point to competition from ...

For many investors, the phrase "alternative minimum tax" tends to raise eyebrows or trigger confusion, if not concern. However, within the municipal bond market, AMT-designated bonds are quietly ...