Public finance bankers are descending on Capitol Hill Thursday to defend an existential part of the municipal bond market — ...
The big selling point of municipal bonds is their federal tax-free status. That is, the interest payments are not taxed at the federal level. Some states do not tax municipal bonds, but others do.
Eliminating the DOE will have little impact on municipal bonds, as schools rely mostly on state and local funding, though ...
Heading into 2025, there are reasons to be cautious. Most are related to the new administration and the prospect of retaining ...
Investors added $1.124 billion to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending Wednesday, following $741.6 million of ...
As you can see below, to get the equivalent of a 7.8% tax-free muni-bond dividend—the payout on the closed-end fund (CEF) we’ll delve into next—a top-bracket taxpayer would need a 12.9% ...
Municipal bonds generally offer lower interest rates than corporate bonds. The interest you earn is tax-free at the federal level, though it may be subject to state income taxes, particularly if ...
State taxes: Income from municipal bonds issued in the state where the investor resides is usually exempt from state income ...
Everyone loves tax-free municipal bonds. But the return of Donald Trump means that status could now be at risk.
President Trump has indicated that one of his key economic priorities is to extend the expiring provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ...
Fund CharacteristicsFundDistribution FrequencyMonthlyEffective Duration7.38 Years30-Day SEC Yield (Advisor Class)—With ...
As painful as it is to pay taxes during your working years, you might loathe the idea of paying taxes in retirement even more. At that point, you’re not earning a paycheck so much as living off of ...