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Summary Municipal bond investors worry about the impact of a potential recession on the financial health of individual states. With states more prone to banking than spending their growing coffers, rainy-day funds hit a record $134.5 billion in 2022. States—especially those d...
Summary For the first month in 13, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $6.8 billion into conventional funds for January. Fixed income funds (+$21.8 billion for January) witnessed net inflows for the first month in five, while money market funds (+$15.7 bi...
Summary A reader asked for my thoughts on VTEB. VTEB is a simple muni bond index ETF, focusing on relatively safe, low-yielding securities. The fund's 3.1% SEC yield is quite low, even after accounting for possible tax benefits. The Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF ( VTEB ) is...
Summary While 2022 was historically volatile for bonds, the outlook has improved with an expectation for stabilizing interest rates. Muni yields are at the highest level in over a decade. MUB is a good option for investors seeking diversified tax-free income. The iShares N...
Summary We knew that California would announce a budget deficit. California’s credit ratings incorporate the tax volatility it faces, so as long as the state employs a diverse approach to addressing any deficits, we don’t expect any ratings actions at this time. A slow...
Summary Believe it or not, investors can build a diversified portfolio that will never be taxed at either the corporate or individual levels. We discuss how they can build it and why now is a great time to do so. We also share some of our top picks for building this portfolio. ...
Summary While 2022 was one of the toughest years ever for markets, the final quarter provided some relief. Major central banks, including the Fed, European Central Bank, and Bank of England, continue to wrestle with stubbornly high inflation rates. There's much disagreement about wh...
Summary Daryl Clements: No one expected, not even the Fed, the amount of increases that they put through, but nevertheless, that’s what happened. Daryl Clements: The broad municipal benchmark had a yield of 1.11 at the beginning of 2022, end of the year at 3.55. In fact, it was o...
Summary There’s a lot going for the municipal market as we head into 2023. The current supply/demand imbalance benefits municipal bond investors. Buying opportunities exist across the municipal market - especially in those areas that sold off the most in 2022, such as longer-...
Summary When rates increase, prices decline: the broad muni market, as measured by the Bloomberg Muni Bond Index, fell −8.53%. While we expect 2023 to be a bounce back year, we don’t foresee the historical 13% average bounce back that has occurred after past negative retur...
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2024-05-25 01:02:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-03-06 02:02:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...