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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...
Another Tax Day has come and gone. This was the first year that Americans paid taxes under President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. And yet many filers -especially those living in high income tax states such as New York, California and New Jersey - saw their payments rise significantly due to...
By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group®; Christopher Sperry, CFA, Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group® Many investors flock to municipal bonds because of potential ...
This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers two weeks ago. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund ((CEF)) sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently c...
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BOSTON , March 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The merger of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II (NYSE American: EIV) into Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM) was completed at the close of the New York Stock Exchange on March 22, 2019 . The merger was based upon the Fund...
BOSTON , March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II (NYSE American: EIV) today announced the following final pre-merger distribution. As previously announced, EIV shareholders approved the Fund's merger into Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: ...
BOSTON , March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At a Special Meeting of Shareholders held on February 28, 2019 , shareholders of Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund II (NYSE American: EIV) approved the merger of EIV into Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund (NYSE American: EIM). The merger is ...