This tool will estimate The Tax-Equivalent Yield TEY for a municipal bond. Income generated from municipal bond coupon payments are not subject to federal income tax. In addition, if the bond was issued in your state of residence, you can also avoid state income taxes. Use this tool to determine...
Barclays Global Investors BGI announced that the iShares S&P California Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: CMF) and the iShares S&P New York Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: NYF) will begin trading today on the American Stock Exchange. They are the first state municipal bond ETFs available to U.S. investors and they...
Barclays Global Investors BGI announced that the iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund (AMEX: MUB) will begin trading today on the American Stock Exchange. It is the first municipal bond ETF available to U.S. investors. The Fund is designed to track a liquid, institutional quality municipal bond index...
This calculator compares two bond investments buying a bond at a substantial discount to par value and receiving no coupon (a zero-coupon bond), and buying a bond with a coupon. User can select a Treasury security, corporate bond or municipal bond. Treasury securities are exempt from state income taxes. Municipal...
Barra's integrated risk model includes coverage of municipal bonds accounting for market wide and issuer-specific risks of investment grade municipal securities. The municipal bond market is affected by financial factors somewhat distinct from the primary drivers of the taxable bond market. Because of the large number of illiquid bonds, estimation...
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--May 16, 1995--In an overview of the municipal bond insurance industry released today, Moody's indicates that the industry remains strong and highly profitable despite the significant declines noted in the municipal market over the past year.
This tutorial articulates about Municipal bond. Municipal bonds, sometimes referred to as "munis", are debt securities issued by a state, municipality or county, to finance its capital expenditures. Such expenditures might include the construction of highways, bridges or schools. Munis are bought for their favorable tax implications and are popular...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. was the leading underwriter in 2007 of municipal bond issues in the South Central Region of the United States, a six-state area that includes Arkansas, according to Thomson Financial, one of the nation's leading municipal bond information services.
Byline: JUDY GREENWALD Financial guarantee insurers are happily floating in the wake of what is turning out to be the biggest year yet for municipal bond issuance. And not only is municipal bond issuance up, but the percentage of insured bonds...
This report reviews and provides in-depth update on the municipal bond market performance during the second quarter of 2005. Money-market rates rose as the Federal Reserve raised official short-term rates twice during the quarter, but most bond yields fell, with long-term rates declining the most. Issuers took advantage of declining...
The question this article tries to address is do municipal bond funds still have a place in today’s portfolios? After closely examining yield and bond fund expenses, along with other factors such as diversification, it is concluded that many investors would do better with individual issues. A well-run bond fund...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., senior managed more municipal bond issues in Louisiana and the South Central United States than any other firm in the country during the third quarter of 2006, according to Thomson Financial, one of the nation's leading municipal bond information services.
This calculator compares rates of return, before and after taxes, for two bond investments. User can select a Treasury security, corporate bond or municipal bond. Treasury securities are exempt from state income taxes. Municipal bonds are exempt from federal income taxes. In some cases, muni bonds are also exempt from...
The lack of specific markup rules in the municipal bond market presents an opportunity for the participants in the industry to proactively seek and adopt a realistic and workable fair pricing standard. Ideally, the standard would provide guidelines that allow for adequate compensation to dealers; taking into account the characteristics...
Dec. 2--To Steve Permut, it's all a matter of tense. The municipal-bond analyst for The Benham Group in Mountain View says it's way too early to write the final analysis on how Orange County's bankruptcy may have changed the municipal-bond market. Dec. 2--To Steve Permut, it's...
Municipal bonds historically have been an exceptionally safe and tax-favored investment. And they’re even more attractive when they’re insured — that is, when scheduled interest and principal payments are guaranteed by Triple-A rated municipal bond insurers. Municipal bond insurance protects investors primarily in two ways. Occasionally, cities or states that...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. senior managed more municipal bond issues in Virginia than any other firm in the country in 2005, according to Thomson Financial, one of the nation's leading municipal bond information services.
Jan. 12--PIMCO HIRES MANAGER FOR BOND FUNDS: Pimco Advisors Holdings, Newport Beach, said Tuesday that it hired Mark McCray, who formerly helped manage municipal bond trading at Goldman, Sachs & Co., to manage Pimco's four municipal-bond funds. Jan. 12--PIMCO HIRES MANAGER FOR BOND FUNDS:...
NEW YORK -- The following information for Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSM) is as of September 30, 2004, and is subject to change at any time. All percentages are based on total net assets.
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