PML News and Press, Pimco Municipal Income Fund II of Beneficial Interest From 09/09/19

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By Stephanie Larosiliere Investor demand for municipal bonds has been robust in 2019, despite low absolute yields. Net new cash flows into municipal bond funds totaled $62 billion as of Aug. 21, representing 33 consecutive weeks of inflows and the best start to a year since record-taki...

There was a lot of interesting new developments on the PIMCO front this month. The company had bought up nearly a third of the world's top-paying government bonds from Argentina - about 142 billion pesos- with a maturity date of next June. PIMCO clearly didn't expect the Argentinian peso to co...

Guggenheim Taxable Muni Bond ( GBAB ) The taxable municipal bond market is a relatively new space, one that really only developed following the Tax Reform Act of 1986. That law eliminated the ability for issuers to sell tax-exempt bonds for specific purposes. Taxable munis remained v...

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By Cooper J Howard Given all the municipal bonds to choose from, how do you decide which ones should make up the core of your portfolio? With $3.6 trillion of muni debt outstanding 1 spread among roughly 35,000 to 40,000, 2 the choice may seem daunting, but we'll help you break it down. ...

PIMCO released their June report on their fund complex. The data shows a continuation of recent trends including weakness in their muni funds, which continue to erode UNII and will eventually need a cut, as well as strength in their taxable funds. Recall that PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortga...

Listen and subscribe to the Marketplace Roundtable on these podcast platforms: iTunes/Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher By Nathaniel E. Baker Alpha Gen Capital joins the Marketplace Roundtable podcast to discuss his approach to investing in closed-end funds...

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