NVG News and Press, Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund From 12/15/20

A dearth of municipal issuance drove strong performance in November. Typical year-end outflows due to tax loss selling have yet to emerge. We expect firm demand to outpace modest issuance through year end. For further details see: Munis Make Up For A Rough Ride

Nuveen offers over a dozen non-state-specific Municipal Bond CEFs for investors to choose from.  Even these come in various investment strategies like High Yield, Quality-focused or AMT-Free. Last week, I covered NEA, another AMT-Free CEF from Nuveen. It has a lower yield than NV...

Municipal bonds are still looking like a compelling piece of the CEF market despite the prospect of higher interest rates. For munis, remember it's the spread between borrowing costs (for leverage) and earnings on that borrowed money that matters most for sustainable distributions. ...

With the odds against the Democrats winning both Senate seats in the Georgia runoff, the Biden administration will likely have to work with a Republican Senate majority to navigate various tax policy issues in the coming year. Infrastructure seems to be the one topic that a potentiall...

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund (NVG) declares LTCG of $0.0874/share.Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 15; ex-div Dec. 14.See NVG Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details see: Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fun...

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 23 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as election volatility subsides. NHF tender offer begins, with an expiration date of December 10, 2020. We discuss RIV's rights offering results in a separate report. For further de...

Many of the policies that a president will ultimately decide can be impactful. For example, tax policy, which could impact a state or local government's ability to raise their own taxes and impact demographics. But another impact is that it can also increase the attractiveness of munis as...

The media has been rife with headlines foretelling revenue shortfalls and a cash crisis for battered state budgets. We look under the hood to better assess the status of the headline-grabbing states with the largest debt burdens. Bond investors are right to be concerned. For...

Rising interest rates pressured bond prices in October. Record-high monthly issuance was well absorbed amid strong demand. We expect a favorable supply-demand backdrop through year end. For further details see: Munis Overcome A Glut Of Issuance

The White House is still not decided. This was "prime time" for the blue wave conversations entering the bond market. Municipal bonds aren't hurt as much as they are not helped. A second stimulus bill that would include additional aid for state and local governments will be ha...