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Municipal Market Commentary – Demand for Municipal Bonds Hits Nine Week High
08-14-2017Demand for Municipal Bonds Hits Nine Week High ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – January 27 2015
01-23-2015Today’s Bond Market. And Tomorrow. For some investors, the choice of bonds over stocks, in today’s environment of interest rates that appear to be low may seem curious. But many bond investors and financial planners believe that there are valid ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – December 10, 2014
12-10-2014What Happened to Inflation? For anyone paying attention to the news pundits and armchair economists over the past few years, one theme was very clear; Inflation is coming. As with all things based on economic predictions, this prediction of rising ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – November 20, 2014
11-20-2014Quantitative Easing and What it Means for You With the Fed’s recent announcement of its decision to end the bond buying stimulus program known as Quantative Easing (QE), many individual investors are concerned about the impact on the economy at ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – October 20, 2014
10-20-2014Reaching For Yield May be Reaching For Trouble Recently the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its most recent guidance on future Fed action. The message was clear-The Fed plans on holding short term interest rates near 0% ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – August 14, 2014
08-14-2014Why Own Bonds Now? At a time when many market analysts are suggesting a rising interest rate environment, individual investors may be asking, is now the time to own bonds in my portfolio? That thought is really two different questions; ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – July 10, 2014
07-10-2014A Portfolio Strategy That Will Give Your Bonds A “Kick” For many fixed income investors, today’s interest rate environment often seems like the old complaint about the popular restaurant- Nobody goes there anymore-because it is so crowded. Just like getting ... Read More
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Municipal Market Commentary – June 5, 2014
06-05-2014Bond Investing in a Low Interest Rate Environment For many individual investors today’s interest rates seem to be at historically low levels. If you are a borrower, buying a house or a car, these rates are in your favor. On ... Read More
