PMX News and Press, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III of Beneficial Interest From 01/06/20

Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to identify some investment strategies for consideration in 2020. After a strong 2019, investors should be sitting pretty with strong gains to both the fixed income and equity markets. Despite this strong showing, investors are understandably nervou...

By Patricia Healy, CFA This commentary continues the discussion on key themes of the year, many long-term in nature, & reveal the need for govts & businesses to adapt. Pensions, budgets, state ratings, climate adaptation, cybersecurity, and investing This fourth-quarter com...

In August, Moody's Investors Service released its annual municipal bond market snapshot, US Municipal Bond Defaults and Recoveries, 1970-2018 , with updates through 2018. The report continues to affirm two hallmark benefits offered by muni bonds. First, municipal bankruptcies remain rare over...

By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group ® Municipal bonds can continue to provide a number of potential benefits for tax-sensitive investors as we move into 2020, according to Shelia Amoroso, director of F...

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Sometimes you just have to shake your head at how little most investors in CEFs know about the funds they own. Though I see this often in equity CEFs, it can happen just as often in fixed-income CEFs too. I really only follow and invest in municipal bond CEFs in the fixed-income space becaus...

Most of our members are US-based investors that are looking for the highest possible after-tax income. That means that we either generate a nominal amount high enough to cover tax liabilities and still leave us with the income we need, OR, generate that income through tax-exempt instruments li...

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PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III (NYSE: PMX ) declares $0.050733/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 4.84% Payable Dec. 2; for shareholders of record Nov. 12; ex-div Nov. 8. See PMX Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More news on: P...

Jeff unpacks what the markets are saying about a growth slowdown, and why investors should take a closer look at their bond allocations. Three quarters into 2019, stock and bond performance seems to be telling a story of relative calm. Scratch the surface, however, and underlying market mo...