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Eric Dutram: Although there have been some concerns over the muni bond market as of late thanks to some high profile Californian bankruptcies, this important bond segment is still quite strong. Assets have flowed into muni bond ETFs at an incredible pace Read more…
Ron Rowland: April is here, which means warmer weather for most of us. Unfortunately, it also brings income tax time. Read more…
Michael Snyder: Is America on the verge of a horrible municipal debt crisis? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. From coast to coast there are an increasing number of cities, towns and counties that are rapidly going broke. Financial analyst Meredith Whitney took a lot of heat when her prediction of a Read more…
JT McGee: In 2010 one brave analyst took to 60 minutes to give deliver a warning message: municipalities are broke. Meredith Whitney made a very controversial call, declaring state and local governments a poor place to invest. In particular, she noted her expectations for the future of the municipal Read more…
Eric Dutram: This year has, so far, been a pretty strange period for municipal bond investors. It started off with a dire prediction from Meredith Whitney on the market as she stated her belief that we will see a large amount of defaults in the space in the very near future. “You could see 50 sizable defaults, Read more…
With the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bd (NYSE:MUB) down 10% in the last three months, is there trouble brewing in the municipal bond market? CNBC brought in Richard Ciccarone, McDonnell Investments, and Read more…
Bonds of all kinds took a beating over the last few months — ever since Ben Bernanke began hinting he would launch another “quantitative easing” money-printing program. Read more…
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After witnessing an impressive run-up through the first three quarters of the year, more and more investors are now expressing concern over a bubble in bond markets. Reaction to the recent Read more…
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Nuveen Read more…
Doug Fabian, editor of Making Money Alert, says municipal bonds are a good place to be now, but you have to be selective, and he recommends an ETF. With the Federal Reserve focused on keeping its zero-interest-rate Read more…
In trading on Friday, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.78% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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