Obama’s effect on Munis
Yeah Obama! I posted this clip in honor of our new President. Thanks to him, munis are looking better and better all the time…
“Bonds: Newspieces and Videos” UPDATED
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
Why Munis?-Obama!
Obama is good for municipal bonds. If he won’t let the banks fail, do you think he will let the cities and states fail?
The Stealth Wealth In Municipal Bonds
Linked below is a great column by Mark Whistler. The basic idea is similar to what I’ve been outlining in “Munis: So Hot Right Now”: despite the frightening nature of the subprime crisis, munis are generally safe from default and are in fact benefitting from the overall situation.
Whistler also makes an interesting case for ETFs, [...]
What Do I Do Now?
Today’s installment is focused on practical application of the knowledge we’ve gone over thus far. You can reference this post when you’re looking at the three parameters of other munis, just in case you forget what everything means in context.
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III. What do I do now?
Enter you, the lay investor. You are a true rogue agent, [...]
The Bear Raiseth His Head…
Here’s part II, as promised. This is more of the history behind the market crisis, and why it’s affecting the individual investor positively with concern to munis.
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II. The Bear Raiseth His Head…
The year 2008 saw de-leveraging on a scale that hasn’t been witnessed since the Great Depression. Everyone, from Ma and Pa investors to mutual [...]
How Munis Work
Hey all, sorry it’s been so long. This semester is going to be a pain in the rear, but I’ll try and update more often from now on.
This is the first post in a series of four entitled, “Munis - So Hot Right Now.” I wrote the entire article recently, and split it up into [...]
EMMA
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 [...]
In Search of Bond Bargains…
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 [...]
