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Jason Farkas
3/2/2010 2:30:00 PM
Many investors are blissfully unaware of the fact that many muni funds use leverage to pay high distributions. This added layer of risk makes these funds subject to the same liquidity concerns that plague other risky assets -- and as such, many muni bond funds act similarly to stocks.
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municipal bonds, munis, Robert Prechter, Treasuries, bond funds, s&p, Gold, Silver, Junk bonds, small-cap stocks, emerging markets, bzf, pyn, voq, fibonacci
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Economy
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Nico Isaac
12/2/2009 6:30:00 PM
For an economy to run smoothly, two players must coexist: A willing and able lender and a well-qualified borrower to pay said lender back, with interest. Take either one away, and the system goes -- as my grandma used to say -- "Plotz!" Case in point: the "muni-bond malaise" of early 2009.
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municipal bonds, munis, muni bonds, Build America Bonds, BABs
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Economy
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Nico Isaac
4/27/2009 10:45:00 AM
According to the mainstream experts, all bonds are NOT created equal. There is debt, and then there is government-backed debt. And never the twain shall meet. So, when all asset-backed forms of credit were pulled under by the financial tsunami, the general consensus was to keep moving to higher ground. And don't stop until you hit the Municipal Bond market...
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munis, municipal bonds, safe-haven
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Economy
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Susan C. Walker
5/19/2008 5:45:00 PM
Back to normal, status quo … Well, that may sound good to those who deal in municipal bonds, particularly since it's a $2.6 trillion market. But our analysts at Elliott Wave International see the future for the muni bond market as anything but normal.
Filed Under:
municipal bonds, munis, Supreme Court
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Interest Rates
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