EXD News and Press, Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Bond of Beneficial Interest From 05/13/21

Eaton Vance Announces Upcoming Retirement of Michael A. Allison PR Newswire BOSTON , May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Management ("Eaton Vance"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), announced today that Michael A. Allison ...

Average yields on 10-year AAA muni bonds rose less than half that of Treasuries year to date and hover just below 1%. Municipals remain attractive due to a combination of prevailing tailwinds and long-term fundamental strengths. Muni bonds cover a wide range of maturities and qual...

Revisiting my top ten closed-end fund positions and how they have changed from earlier this year. There have been a few changes to my top positions, including HTD and UTG now being my largest positions. 2021 has been a great year so far; for my portfolio and the broader markets. ...

Munis posted another strong month amid falling rates and favorable market dynamics. Seasonal weakness typical of mid-April was averted due to the delayed tax-filing deadline. Although valuations appear rich, economic and political themes look positive for municipals. For fur...

Municipal bond investors are clearly worried about rising rates and rising inflation. The inflation component is also taxed at ordinary income tax rates, but here's the kicker there: you don't receive the benefit of it the year that it's realized. As yields are rising - and inflat...

Action at the state and local levels could help drive demand for municipal bonds. The 2017 Trump tax cuts dramatically impacted the buying behavior of individual and corporate taxpayers (banks and insurance companies) in very distinct ways. In our view, passage of President Biden'...

Tying together our previous coverage of mistakes and misunderstandings related to taxes. We now dive into the benefits (or not beneficial) of the different tax breakdowns. Taxes can be as unique as investors' investment approach, meaning that they can be highly individualized for ...

U.S. infrastructure-themed ETFs have seen assets under management grow more than eightfold over that time frame as a result of positive flows. The focus on clean energy initiatives in the bill, combined with this administration's broader climate agenda, could also prove beneficial to ...

The fixed income world is beginning to undergo a multiyear transition as aggressive monetary accommodation and government spending across key economies drive higher near-term economic growth rates. The result could be a shift to higher real rates as output gaps narrow, as well as mode...

There are three primary things that I see a lot of newer CEF investors get hung up on; return of capital, section 19a and data aggregators distribution classifications. All three of these have to do with the tax character of the distributions and the mistakes that can be made. The...