BBF News and Press, BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust From 04/03/19

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By John R. Mousseau, CFA The first quarter of 2019 was a good one for the tax-free bond market, with yields falling during the quarter. There are two main reasons that munis have had a good run so far this year. Muni supply is down. The drop last year has carried over to this year. Rem...

With last year’s tax package in full bloom, improving tax efficiency is top of mind for many investors. Municipal bond ETFs are worth considering. Tax preparers everywhere are explaining to clients what they can expect with this year’s tax filing. Going forward, investors w...

So far this year, municipal bond ("muni") funds have seen inflows of approximately $15 billion. This is the best start to a year in more than a decade, with evidence that demand is being stimulated by investors in higher tax rate states seeking a degree of relief from the pain forced upon t...

This report and the data within were published to members on Jan. 8th. Municipal bonds finally had their place in the sun in the fourth quarter after a weak first nine months of 2018. The Fed continued to raise rates in December, pushing up the 24-hour rate to 2.25%-2.50%. While the Fed ...

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By John R. Mousseau, CFA, Gabriel Hament and Patricia Healy, CFA There have been headlines recently describing the drop in state tax revenues versus forecasts for some of the higher-tax states such as California, New York, and New Jersey. Part of the falloff is due to an exodus of higher-i...

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust (NYSE: BYM ) - $0.0520. BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Quality Trust (NYSE: BAF ) - $0.0585. BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust (NYSE: BTA ) - $0.0505. BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund (NYSE: MUI ) - $0.0445. BlackRo...

Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. * In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and s...