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Tax perks can enhance the value of muni returns even more, especially for residents of high-tax states.

Find out how the tax bill may impact muni market structure, credit quality in certain market sectors, and the relative value of municipals versus taxable bonds.

Read about municipal bond and tax-free municipal bond facts to understand how they work. Put a municipal bond specialist to work for you!

We suggest using caution if you're considering investing in bonds issued by a municipality that relies heavily on the oil-and-gas industry—such as areas in Texas and Oklahoma, parts of Wyoming, and western Pennsylvania. We don't believe low oil prices will lead to widespread defaults, but an extended period of low oil prices could lead to ratings downgrades and lower prices for outstanding bonds.

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Taxes affect every part of your finances. We spend so much time looking for ways to defer taxes, that we don't often think of ways to avoid them altogether. Here are 4 tax avoidance tips to keep in mind
Municipal bonds - interest income from most munis is exempt from federal income tax.
Avoid mutual funds with high turnover rates. The more often a fund buys and sells securities, the more likely you will pay short-term capital…

Saving up for a down payment can feel overwhelming. Most people have never saved up the kind of money it takes for a down payment. It can be done, though. The goal is to put 20% down on a house. This is what it takes if you don’t want to have to pay private mortgage insurance every month
However, you don’t have to absolutely put 20% down. Some mortgage programs, such as VA and FHA loans, let borrowers put down as little as…

Cities rely on municipal bonds to pay for major projects like infrastructure. But financing them could get harder as investors increasingly talk about climate risk.

The key components of "safe" municipal bonds. Manisha Thakor on what you need to consider before buying them.

If you see fat 4% “yields” for the municipal bonds in your brokerage-account statement, don’t believe them, writes Jason Zweig.Overstating the expected income on muni bonds is one of the most pervasive ways the financial industry fools the investing public.

Low yields, potential volatility: Why even hold bonds? Russ explains the crucial role they still play in a portfolio.

If you’re invested in the market, you’re more than likely well aware of the recent volatility and its impact on your portfolio. But, as Matt Tucker explains, there is one investment that can help soften the blow.

The bond market is large and complex, so it helps to focus on bonds that provide diversification, stability and income.

Bonds can be more complex than stocks, but it's not hard to become a knowledgeable fixed-income investor.

When interest rates rise, the value of bonds declines. Many experts are sure that rates will increase next year, but should you worry about that? Why are experts convinced that rates will rise next year? For one, the Federal Reserve announced last week that it will start raising the federal funds rate next year from the near-zero rate of today. The Fed is also tapering quantitative easing, meaning that it’s buying back its own longer-term bonds at a much slower pace …

New research focuses on the relative returns of corporate bonds and U.S. Treasurys

Investors allocating to crypto are looking for yield, just like dividend paying stocks and bonds. It's one of the best things about DeFi.

They’re laying the groundwork for the future of climate financing.

Inflation-linked bonds and inflation swaps are the most popular instruments to protect against inflation. While linkers are only a small part of the overall fixed income universe, it is worth looking at them in the context of a diversified portfolio.

How can high-yield corporate bonds simultaneously look historically expensive, yet also attractive? In the world of ultralow rates, investors are being forced to wrestle with some conundrums.

‘What Works Cities,’ an expanding Bloomberg Philanthropies program, aims to create maturity models for municipal governments, using data to ‘get a better picture of what good looks like.’