http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/muni Blog Articles Tagged with 'muni' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144612?rsstype=tag&tag=muni The election of Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States will help out certain exchange traded fund (ETF) sectors more than others. The municipal bond market could be one beneficiary, based on an analysis of their Obama's economic r... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:31:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144612?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144509?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Closed-end municipal bond funds currently appear attractive for the following reasons: The spread between municipal bonds and treasuries are at historic levels since the 50s;The potential for an increase in federal income taxes would makes muni... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:59:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1144509?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1142167?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Are you concerned about the possibility of higher taxes on dividends? You might want to take a look at tax free income stocks. There is a group of stocks out there, technically closed end funds, which pays dividends that are tax free. This tax free i... Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:00:34 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1142167?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1139715?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Van Eck Global's Market Vectors family of exchange-traded funds has erased the Lehman named from its municipal bond portfolios. The shortened names for the muni bond ETFs coincides with a stock split already completed on the funds. The company hopes ... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:39:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1139715?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1137705?rsstype=tag&tag=muni The $2.66 trillion municipal bond market is embroiled in the overall credit market mess, creating an unusual complex of risks and opportunities. The supply-demand forces in the municipal bond market have been unfavorable in the past year, causing pri... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:40:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1137705?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1136467?rsstype=tag&tag=muni The credit market woes have benefitted buyers of municipal bonds. With long-term tax-free yields that can top 6%, Barron's Andrew Bary says munis have almost never been so attractive relative to U.S. Treasurys. The market has been hurt by a wave of ... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:11:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1136467?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1124201?rsstype=tag&tag=muni With Wall Street in a free fall, investors are wondering if municipalities, especially in the New York region, will begin to suffer as local economies will surely struggle. One way to trade or just track the muni-bond market is through ETFs. iShar... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:42:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1124201?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1119093?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Healthcare ETFs: Pulsing Amid Dire Conditions Healthcare and related exchange traded funds have remained on a steady beat while the rest of the market has faced challenges. With the coming election in November, everyone s wondering what will become... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:39:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1119093?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1112183?rsstype=tag&tag=muni DESERVES to go belly up seems to be our latest new series, but its not. Instead, this is the 2nd -- and hopefully last -- example of a lousy company whose value has been greatly diminished by poor management threatening or actually suing an analyst... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:32:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1112183?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/quant-investor/1106776?rsstype=tag&tag=muni According to the bettors at Intrade, Barack Abama has about a 65% chance of being the next president. I have started to look into different investment areas that could benefit.Two conservative investments that look interesting now are REIT's and muni... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:16:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/quant-investor/1106776?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101395?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Having just talked about hurricanesin Many Hurricanes, Many Eyes, this headline caught my eye: U.S. Muni Yields Soar as Insurer-Cut 'Hurricane' Hits.Yieldson floating-rate, tax-exempt debt insured by MBIA Inc. and AmbacFinancial Corp. soared as high ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:03:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101395?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1101232?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Having just talked about hurricanes in Many Hurricanes, Many Eyes, this headline caught my eye: U.S. Muni Yields Soar as Insurer-Cut 'Hurricane' Hits.Yields on floating-rate, tax-exempt debt insured by MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Corp. soared as hi... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:52:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1101232?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1100329?rsstype=tag&tag=muni A few projects have blown up this year, demanding a lot of time and attention. From a time perspective, something had to give -- and the main casualty was the Linkfest. It was a huge timesuck, and I have been using the hours on other (hopefully more)... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1100329?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098905?rsstype=tag&tag=muni An article in The Bond Buyer discusses how investment and commercial banks that originate municipal bonds are having a difficult time determining how to put their risk capital to work. Many are pricing securities to sell, thereby keeping less invento... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:02:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098905?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1084493?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Bloomberg is reporting Subprime Finds New Victim as Muni Defaults Triple.The amount of municipal bonds that have defaulted this year is already more than triple what it was for all of 2007.And who could doubt there's more bad news on the way?Sofar th... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:10:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1084493?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-kevin-kerr/1083225?rsstype=tag&tag=muni SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Regulators unveiled a plan on Monday that they hope will relieve pressure on insurance companies to sell municipal bonds backed by troubled bond insurers.... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:45:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-kevin-kerr/1083225?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1083233?rsstype=tag&tag=muni SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Regulators unveiled a plan on Monday that they hope will relieve pressure on insurance companies to sell municipal bonds backed by troubled bond insurers.... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:45:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/market-watch-polya-lesova/1083233?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1082232?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Bloomberg is reporting Subprime Finds New Victim as Muni Defaults Triple.The amount of municipal bonds that have defaulted this year is already more than triple what it was for all of 2007.And who could doubt there's more bad news on the way?So far t... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:44:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1082232?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1075443?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Budding bid. Giant brewer InBev is attempting to put together a $46B bid for Anheuser-Busch (BUD), a move that would create the fifth-largest consumer products group in the world. InBev expects an initially cold reception, but thinks Busch would ul... Fri, 23 May 2008 10:50:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1075443?rsstype=tag&tag=muni http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1056297?rsstype=tag&tag=muni Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Omaha NE 2008May 3, 2008Typewritten notes courtesy of Peter Boodell(Asis standard at the events, no recording equipment was permitted to produce these notes.As a result, these notes are recollections only not qu... 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