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Registered Rep. January 6, 2011 Diana Britton	Muni Bond Outflows Could Last For Months; Equities Funds Gain in Popularity According to Lipper data, municipal bond mutual funds saw outflows of about $7 billion in November and $7.8 billion for the first four weeks of December.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Make a Mint With Munis With falling yields elsewhere, municipal bonds look more attractive. Traditionally difficult to buy, it is now a little easier to purchase them with a new ETF, the iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 J Gibson Watson	Opportunities Stirring in the Municipal Market For now, munis are trading at tight premiums to Treasuries -- but don't assume that means they are risk-free
Financial Advisor February 2012 Marla Brill	Muni Bond ETFs Join The Charge For Yields Despite some concerns, investors are being drawn to muni bond ETFs for diversification, transparency and low costs.
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill	Munis' Turn To Shine One of the country's most influential fixed-income managers is enthusiastic about a municipal bond market that she says is more exciting than any she has seen in her 23-year career.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Muni Bond ETFs Take Center Stage If you are looking for a cheap way to get into the municipal bond market, some of these new Muni Bond ETFs might be right for you.
Financial Advisor January 2011 Alan Lavine	Will Munis Deflate Again? The muni market has been volatile, with governments facing steep revenue declines and fears of higher interest rates.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Has the Next Meltdown Begun? The municipal bond market is feeling the hurt.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2010 James Early	Muni Bonds: Safe or a Sucker's Bet? Hear this view from municipal guru Tom Kozlik.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Dakin Campbell	The Bond Buyer Market fallout hits muni bond mutual funds.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2010 Michael Johnston	Looking for Juicy Yields? Try Muni Bond ETFs Are municipal bonds right for your portfolio?
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Tax-Smart Answer to Low Interest Rates Municipal bonds aren't risk-free, but they are attractive.
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Sheila Amoroso	The Truth About Munis With budget woes a daily news staple, state and local governments are taking steps to address the issues. Amid this uncertainty, it's important to understand some truths about investing in munis.
Registered Rep. January 27, 2011 Stan Luxenberg	Don't Dump Your Muni Mutual Funds The municipal default rate remains tiny, and yields on high-quality bonds are relatively rich.
Financial Advisor September 2005 Marla Brill	The Case For Municipal Bonds Improving municipal bond yields could ease investor fear of rising interest rates.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger	It's Time to Buy These Hated Investments Prices in the municipal bond market have been beaten down to the point where their yields make no sense -- and smart investors are starting to look for opportunity.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Muni Madness The first municipal bond ETFs are on the market. With low expense ratios, and tax-exempt interest, they represent an interesting way to invest in muni bonds.
Financial Advisor July 2004 Gail Liberman	Muni Bond Funds Vs. Individual Bonds A new study says the funds are cheaper if you actively trade.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005	What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel	A Tax-Smart, Income-Rich ETF As the year draws to a close, many investors think of the taxes they've accumulated on their stock dividends. But one group of ETFs lets investors relax, providing tax-exempt income all year round.
AskMen.com Michael Estrin	Investing In Bonds Having some bonds in your portfolio is not only a good way to make money, it's also a great way to diversify. Here's what you need to know before you invest in the bond market.
Financial Advisor December 2009 Eric Uhlfelder	Receding From A Perfect Storm Uncertainty has clouded convictions about some tax-and revenue-based municipal bonds.
Financial Advisor September 2010 Riva D. Atlas	The Muni Minefield Why a diversified portfolio of municipal bonds may be a safe place to invest despite the harsh words against them.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Is California Dreamin'? Muni bonds are pricing in disaster.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them.
Financial Advisor March 2008 Marla Brill	Managing The Municipal Malaise With bond insurer ratings on the brink and hedge funds fresh off a selling spree, the normally staid municipal bond market has taken on a more volatile profile over the last few months.
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 Ilana Polyak	The Storm That Wasn't This year looks to be more typical and less rewarding for the municipal bond market.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Time to Sell This Junk? Junk bonds are getting pricey again.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	A Tough, but Smart Sell Plenty of clients detest bond mutual funds, but a bond fund can be less volatile than a small portfolio of individual bonds. The typical fund is broadly diversified and includes hundreds of names.
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Stuart Bromberg	The Muni Option Municipal bonds and bond funds are still reasonably cheap and offer tax-free ballast to diversify a portfolio. But when advising clients about municipal bonds, it's important to assess whether the investors could be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
Financial Advisor June 2008 Bruce W. Fraser	No Longer A Wallflower For your clients' fixed-income portfolios, now may be a desirable time to be thinking of investing in simple, plain vanilla investments.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2008 Morgan Housel	This Could Be the End of Bond Insurance Just when it started to look a little better, bond insurers face a fatal blow.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Dan Caplinger	10 Trillion Reasons to Invest Mutual funds keep raking in the money.
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	Handle With Care What could go wrong in the muni market? There are many possibilities. Spreads could widen, interest rates could increase or an upgrade in bond ratings could leave investors paying more for their munis.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2011 Diana Britton	Retail Investors Still Risk Averse, Pull Money Out of Equity Mutual Funds Despite an opportunity to buy stocks on the cheap, retail investors still have a risk-averse bias, according to recent fund flows.
Investment Advisor October 2009 Chris Ryon	Not Quite So Risky Business If your clients are invested in municipal bonds, you'd better brush up on how the recession has affected the pricing of those bonds. An exploration of credit risk and pricing in the muni market.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2011 Jacob Roche	A New Approach to Bond Funds Maturity-date funds take much of the risk out of bond funds.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Liz Peek	Muni Manager Advises: Stay Rich With a worsening tax outlook, even stock jocks should pay attention to municipal bonds.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger	These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Jonathan Berr	Shaky Times For Munis Depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on an obscure point of tax law in its next session, the normally sleepy municipal bond market could be turned upside-down.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2010 Russ Krull	Muni Bond ETFs? Not So Fast An argument against municipal bond exchange-traded funds.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Crime at the Bond Desk Players in the $2 trillion municipal bond market face investigations. This latest scandal provides a valuable reminder: As investors, you must always be aware of the potential for abuse.
Financial Advisor June 2012 Michelle Knight	Bane Or Boon? Proposed tax changes could bring significant consequences for municipal bondholders.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run.
Financial Planning August 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell	Safety Plays Municipal bond skeptics take note: The group had one of the best returns in the second quarter.
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Chris Shayne	Individual Choice Although it's been hard to compare the transaction costs of individual bonds and bond funds, new research is making it easier. Here's a way to see what it costs individual investors to purchase each type of fixed-income product.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	Tapping States for a Tax-Exempt Fund Reid Smith of the Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund on why general-obligation bonds look good to him now.
Investment Advisor October 2008 George Strickland	Sleuthing Bonds Municipal bonds are now more likely to move in the opposite direction of Treasury bonds, where before the two markets commonly moved in the same direction.
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