In the United States, state and local governments across the country are experiencing similar debt and budget deficits that the individuals, organizations, and federal government are facing.
In the grand scheme of things, I think we will see a significant amount of risk being transferred to the federal government; in other words, I expect the federal [...]
Yeah Obama! I posted this clip in honor of our new President. Thanks to him, munis are looking better and better all the time…
Hey all,
As you can see, a number of small changes have been made to the site, but the most significant have been to the Videos page. There’s a new player up and it generally looks a bit more organized/neat.
More to come. Stay tuned!
-Rico
Emma is sponsored by the MSRB (the bond association). What I have linked below is the mission statement of this new marketplace. It appears that this is the first step we’ve been waiting for: the public release of pricing information for the Bond market.
It is likely that a trading platform will come later. But [...]
Welcome - you’re reading the first official post on MunicipalBond.org. This blog is dedicated to the lay-investor seeking to crack open the Bond trade, specifically Municipal Bonds.
Perhaps the first question on your mind is, what exactly are Municipal bonds? Below I have copy-pasted a description directly from investinginbonds.com:
“Municipal bonds (also known as “munis”) are attractive [...]
