NUW News and Press, Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Value Fund From 05/29/19

Over the past year or so, I have been arguing that investors need to watch the bond market because the bond market will be capturing and incorporating into prices the major forces impacting the world. Here we are at the end of May 2019 and the percent yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note ...

In this article, we compare municipal bond market returns to the S&P 500 historical market returns from 1991 to 2016. You may be wondering why compare two financial instruments that are as similar as apples and oranges. The reason is simple, one instrument presents less risk and volatili...

Markets have entered a new dimension in May. After the volatile fourth quarter, the markets calmed, and stocks regained all of their losses over the first four months of 2019. The price of crude oil also made an impressive comeback. After a decline from $76.90 on the nearby NYMEX futures contr...

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By Cooper J Howard California's finances were a mess following the 2008 credit crisis, but that's no longer the case. The turnaround in the Golden State has resulted in higher credit quality for many issuers in the state and lower spreads for California muni bonds. As a result, Californi...

By Daryl Clements TRANSCRIPT: Well, I would say, I would claim that the financial industry, the municipal market has created a monster in terms of investors and how we invest in the municipal market. And what I mean by that is, investors have been lulled into buying bonds and in...

By Patricia Healy, CFA A positive tone continues for the credit quality of municipal bonds, and municipal performance has been strong as a result of low supply, high demand, and lower rates. (See John Mousseau's article ) After some states reported revenues tracking well below projections...

In this commentary, Kenneth Potts and Bryan Laing, CFA, review the first quarter of 2019 and examine our outlook and positioning for the months ahead. Overview of 1st Quarter: Treasuries rally sharply after Fed takes a dovish turn Municipals outperform Treasuries on strong demand Opp...

Video Transcript Municipal Bonds Performance And Inflows I think it's fortunate that we're talking about municipal bonds on the heels of a really historic first quarter of 2019 in terms of inflows into the municipal space, strong performance, and the fact that the Federal Reserve rece...