Municipal bonds (also known as "munis") are beginning to look tempting — but investors who buy munis in a hurry can sometimes hand over their first year’s worth of income to their broker, writes Jason Zweig in a recent article for Wall Street Journal. However, with a few simple steps, you can control your risk […]

According to a recent article in InvestmentNews.com, these are the top-10 muni funds with the highest percentage of unrated bonds: Invesco High Income Municipal A: 64.3% Invesco Van Kampen High Yld Municipal A: 61.3% Nuveen High Yield Municipal Bond A: 46.9% Waddell & Reed Muni Hi-Inc A: 44.9% Oppenheimer Rochester National Muni A: 43.0% Pioneer […]

The municipal bond market is nowhere near as bad as it was few years ago. That doesn't mean the muni market is free of risks and challenges for financial advisers building bond portfolios for clients writes Jeff Benjamin in a May, 2012, article from InvestmentNews.com. George Friedlander, managing director and chief municipal strategist with Citi Investment […]