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Stupid Income Investment Of The Week, Courtesy Of Bloomberg
Lou Basenese • Thu, Jun 6 • 2 Comments
Straight Outta Stockton: Meredith Whitney Comes Out Swinging In 'Fate Of The States'
Gaurav Khanna • Wed, Jun 5 • 8 Comments
Municipal Bonds See Sharp Reversal
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 13 Comments
As the Fiscal Cliff Looms, Investors Favor Munis
Matt Tucker • Thu, Nov 1, 2012 • 8 Comments
For Higher Tax-Equivalent Yields, Consider A Diversified Muni Bond ETF
Morningstar • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 4 Comments
Revisiting Meredith Whitney's Prediction Of Doom And Gloom For Municipals
Saibus Research • Mon, Aug 6, 2012 • 13 Comments
Psst - No, You Don't Have To Settle For Inflation-Lagging Treasuries
YCharts • Fri, Jul 6, 2012 • 6 Comments
A Tale Of 2 Muni Bond ETFs
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 22, 2012 • 4 Comments
Key Muni Bond ETF Up 10% This Year Despite Default Warning
John Spence • Wed, Nov 30, 2011 • 2 Comments
Wrong About Municipal Bonds
Dr. Duru • Sun, Aug 21, 2011 • 6 Comments
The Great Muni Bond Collapse That Never Happened
Hale Stewart • Wed, Aug 17, 2011 • 3 Comments
Time to Load Up on Muni Bond ETFs?
Matt Tucker • Wed, Aug 3, 2011 • 1 Comment
Muni Bond ETF Shrugs Off Moody's Warning on States
Tom Lydon • Wed, Jul 20, 2011
Muni Bond ETFs Rise as Meredith Whitney Sticks to Her Guns
Tom Lydon • Wed, Jun 8, 2011 • 3 Comments
Time to Sell Munis Again
Dr. Duru • Mon, May 16, 2011 • 44 Comments
Muni Bond ETF Breaks Above 200-DMA
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, May 10, 2011 • 1 Comment
Munis Catch a Bid
Bespoke Investment Group • Fri, Feb 11, 2011 • 4 Comments
Municipal Bonds: Bad News Continues
Rubicon Associates • Tue, Jan 11, 2011 • 9 Comments
Not As Bad As You Might Think: State Revenues Q3 2010
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Dec 30, 2010 • 9 Comments
Rose-Colored Glasses Can't Help State / Muni Bond Scenarios
James Bacon • Thu, Dec 30, 2010 • 11 Comments

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Fed Tapering Scenarios: The Winners And Losers On Wednesday
Eric Parnell • Tue, Jun 18 • 18 Comments
Book Review: Investing In Municipal Bonds
David Merkel • Tue, Jun 18
FOMC Meets Next Week As Market Volatility Increases
Chart Monkey • Sun, Jun 16 • 4 Comments
Discounts Increasing On Muni Bond Funds
AAII • Fri, Jun 14 • 3 Comments
Oversold Yields: Is This The Best Investment Opportunity In Years?
Mike the PhD • Fri, Jun 14 • 21 Comments
Cracks In The Dam
Pater Tenebrarum • Wed, Jun 12 • 3 Comments
Investing In Bonds While Rates Are Rising
Felix Salmon • Wed, Jun 12 • 4 Comments
The 3 Worst Financial Predictions Of The Last 5 Years
Cullen Roche • Tue, Jun 11 • 19 Comments
The Looming New Threat To Income Investors
Mike the PhD • Tue, May 28 • 32 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Wed, May 8 • 75 Comments
Are You Ready For The 2013 Obamacare Investment Tax?
Mike the PhD • Fri, May 3 • 82 Comments
Why Rhode Island Isn't Defaulting On Its Moral Obligations
Felix Salmon • Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
From Stockton To Puerto Rico: What's Driving The Muni Market?
Matt Tucker • Wed, Apr 10 • 3 Comments
Disappointed By Last Week's U.S. Data? Here Are 3 Ways To Deal
Russ Koesterich • Mon, Apr 8 • 1 Comment
Beyond The 10 Year Treasury Yield: How To Follow The Bond Market With ETFs
Learn Bonds • Mon, Apr 8 • 1 Comment
The Treasury Rally Ignored Munis: 2 Lesser Known Ways To Play Catch Up
DoctoRx • Mon, Apr 8 • 4 Comments
What Detroit And The Stockton Bankruptcy Mean For Bonds
Mike the PhD • Wed, Apr 3 • 11 Comments
Heavy Selling In Muni Bonds As ETF Trades At Discount
Tom Lydon • Tue, Apr 2
The Cardinal Question: When Will Rates Rise?
Alexander Ineichen • Tue, Mar 26 • 4 Comments
Don't Own Any High Yield Bonds? Are You Sure?
Carole Cable • Tue, Mar 26 • 2 Comments

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Weekend Investor: Muni bonds may be money makers in 2013

at MarketWatch.com (Dec 28, 2012)
Market Extra: Can muni bonds help you deal with fiscal cliff?

at MarketWatch.com (Nov 19, 2012)
How to Trade the 'Fiscal Cliff' Drama If No Deal Is Reached

at CNBC.com (Nov 16, 2012)
Tax Uncertainty Puts Muni Bonds Back in the Spotlight

at CNBC.com (Nov 12, 2012)
Weekend Investor: How to dodge the Fed (and get more yield)

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 31, 2012)
As More Cities Go Broke, Is Muni Crisis Finally Here?

at CNBC.com (Jul 11, 2012)
Get a yield boost from a muni bond fund says ETF trends' Tom Lydon

at MarketWatch.com (Jun 7, 2012)
Muni, high-yield, emerging-market bond ETFs growing

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 31, 2012)
Muni Bonds Still A Safe, Tax-Free Option Despite Doomsday Predictions

at CNBC.com (Dec 5, 2011)
Pennsylvania's State Capital Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

at CNBC.com (Oct 12, 2011)
Your First Move For Thursday September 29th

at CNBC.com (Sep 28, 2011)
Web Extra: Your First Move For Thursday September 22nd

at CNBC.com (Sep 21, 2011)
Alexandra Lebenthal: Best Quarter for Munis Since 1999

at CNBC.com (Jul 5, 2011)
$49 Billion Later, Muni's See 1st Inflow Post Whitney Scare

at CNBC.com (Jun 10, 2011)
Build America Bond program resurrected

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 14, 2011)
How to Profit From a Muni Bond Crisis

at CNBC.com (Feb 10, 2011)
Muni bonds: MUB all about the Benjamin

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 25, 2011)
FundWatch: Muni-fund outflow hits record

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 21, 2011)
Weekend Investor: Why investors shouldn’t break with muni bonds

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 14, 2011)
Bond Report: Treasurys fall as relief rally dissipates

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 14, 2011)

MUB vs. ETF Alternatives

MUB Description

The iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the municipal bond sector of the United States as defined by the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.
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Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Broad U.S. Bond ETFs, A Guide to Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds
Asset Class Performance: Bonds

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Sunday, June 16, 1:56 AM Detroit has become the most populous city to default since Cleveland in 1978 after it missed a $39.7M debt payment on Friday. Overall, Detroit intends to suspend payments on $2B of unsecured debt as part of the plan of Emergency Manager Kevin Orr to turn around the city's horrific finances. Other measures include demanding that unsecured creditors accept a haircut of over 90%, and cutting pensions for active and retired workers. 32 Comments [U.S. Economy, Top Stories]
Saturday, June 15, 9:55 AM More than half of bond ETFs saw price price declines greater than their drop in NAV last month, according to Morningstar. The MUB's 3.1% fall compares to a 1.3% dip in NAV - not peanuts considering the fund's 2.8% annual yield. Similar patterns were seen in other muni funds like CXA and ITM as well as in junk bond ETFs like HYG, but was not evident in TIPS (TIP) trackers or broad fixed-income ETFs like AGG and BND. 2 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Friday, June 14, 3:06 AM Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr is due to unveil his restructuring plan for the debt-laden city today to public labor unions, bondholders and bond insurers, including MBIA (MBI) and Assured Guaranty (AGO). Orr will reportedly try to persuade creditors to accept as little as 10 cents on the dollar for the city's debt. He has indicated that creditors would be far better off compromising now than taking their chances with a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing. 15 Comments [U.S. Economy, Top Stories]
Thursday, June 13, 9:20 AM Municipals (MUB) are a buy, writes David Kotok, noting an above-4% yield for very high-grade tax-free muni paper - a taxable equivalent yield above 7%. He suggests fixed-income markets (AGG, BND) have overreacted to the poor communication policies of central banks. "We are now lengthening duration ... If the market wants to give us bargains, our job is to take them." Some closed end muni funds at discounts to NAV: NIO, NVG, BTT, NPM, NRK, MUC, VCV, NEA. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Thursday, June 13, 5:22 AM U.S. states are expected to end their fiscal year on June 30 with a combined surplus of $23.7B after taking in stronger-than-expected revenues. However, the future is more uncertain, as income this year may have been boosted by residents selling assets ahead of a tax rise. Going forward, states will also have to cope with federal spending cuts, an expansion of Medicaid, and increasing pension and retirement obligations. Comment! [U.S. Economy, Top Stories]
Wednesday, June 12, 5:31 AM Illinois had to pay a premium on the sale of a $600M 10-year sales-tax backed bond yesterday, with the yield of 2.94% 0.75 percentage point higher than triple-A-rated debt on a benchmark scale. The auction came after Fitch and Moody's downgraded Illinois last week due to its inability to address its growing unfunded pension liabilities. Next week, the state legislature is scheduled to hold a special session over the crisis, while in two weeks, Illinois is due to auction a $1.25B bond. Comment! [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, June 11, 2:48 AM Detroit has a 50/50 chance of filing for bankruptcy, Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr told a packed public meeting yesterday. Orr is due to meet with over 100 creditors, union leaders and bond insurers on Friday, when he'll detail his plan to overhaul the city's finances. Detroit's liabilities are estimated at $17B and it has a deficit of $386M, but it has enough cash on hand to see it through Q4 at least. Comment! [U.S. Economy, Global & FX, Top Stories]
Wednesday, June 5, 4:42 AM Jefferson County in Alabama has reached a deal with its creditors that paves the way for it to exit bankruptcy in what has been the largest municipal failure in U.S. history. Under the agreement, debt-holders will receive $1.84B out of the $2.4B that they hold, with JPMorgan (JPM), the largest creditor, to take a haircut of $842M. With a number of other local governments in distress, the case is being closely watched. 4 Comments [Top Stories, Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, June 4, 4:16 AM Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr intends to ask the city's unions and creditors for concessions as part of a restructuring plan for its $17B of liabilities. It's unclear whether the plan would avert bankruptcy or be used as a basis for a court supervised reorganization. Detroit has a $30M debt payment due on June 15, but Orr could reportedly decide not to make it. 1 Comment [Global & FX, Top Stories, U.S. Economy]
Monday, June 3, 4:20 PM Another Pimco income fund trading at a premium to NAV gets hit - today the Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II (PCK -4.9%). Today's decline still leaves it at a 12% premium to the end of May's NAV at a time when the average muni CEF is trading at discount. Three noteworthy ones: NUV, NPM, MQY. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, June 3, 1:52 PM iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund ETF (MUB) announces monthly distribution of $0.2501. 30-day SEC yield of 1.69% (as of 5/30/2013). For shareholders of record June 05. Payable June 07. Ex-div date June 03. Comment! [Dividends]
Monday, May 20, 12:30 PM The hot market for corporate junk (HYG, JNK) has pushed the yield on high-yield corporates (4.88%) well below that of high-yield municipals (5.22% nominally, over 8% on a tax-equivalent basis). The nominal spread of 34 bps is down from 56 bps a week ago as investors take notice of the anomaly. High-yield muni ETFs: HYD, HYMB, XMPT. 4 Comments
Friday, May 17, 3:55 PM The bear market in gold (GLD, IAU) has left three closed-end funds trading at abnormally large discounts to NAV, says Morningstar's Cara Esser: GTU, CEF, and PHYS. Likewise, a small selloff in municipal (MUB) paper has left these muni CEFs at attractive values: NXR, MYD, NXP. 2 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, May 7, 9:39 PM While fears of widespread defaults in the municipal bond (MUB) market (perpetuated in December of 2010 by Meredith Whitney) have so far proven overblown, Moody's says a disturbing trend seems to be developing. Although only five defaults were recorded in 2012, that's more than four times the average yearly rate logged from 1970 to 2007. Perhaps the most notable thing about last year's five defaults: three of them were general government defaults as opposed to defaults on bonds tied to specific projects. The historical average for general government muni defaults: 1 every 4.3 years. 4 Comments
Wednesday, May 1, 2:54 PM iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund ETF (MUB) announces monthly distribution of $0.2527. 30-day SEC yield of 1.63% (as of 4/30/2013). For shareholders of record May 03. Payable May 07. Ex-div date May 01. Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, April 23, 9:29 AM Forecasts of "Armageddon" for the the municipal bond market (MUB) are terribly misguided, writes Randall Forsyth. Higher rates? Variable rate financing is only a small fraction of the market, and any increase would come from rock-bottom levels. Recent bankruptcies? They get a lot of headlines, but last year accounted for just 1% of all obligations. This year, just 0.6%. Comment! [U.S. Economy]

jmodrkrk
$MUB still getting crushed, lots of cash in my taxable accounts was hoping to scoop some CA municipals via VCLAX but will wait out the slide
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Saibus Research
Investment Ideas of the Week 7-23-12 http://bit.ly/MDQcIg $CTAS $WFM $C $C $JPM $NOK $AGNC $MTGE $CYS $S $JNK $AGG $TIP $MUB
7/23/12
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Saibus Research
Taking a look at Meredith Whitney's muni call and the recent California muni defaults http://seekingalpha.com/a/foc5 $AGG $C $JNK $MUB $TIP
7/19/12
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Nigam Arora
Making Money From Obama http://bit.ly/mYYdcX ADP, DIA, GVA, JEC, KBR, LNKD, MBI, MLM, MTG, MUB, MWW, PAYX, QQQ, RDN, SDS, SPY, SSO, VMC
9/12/11
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Nigam Arora
Making Money From Obama http://seekingalpha.com/a/69ru ADP, DIA, GVA, JEC, KBR, LNKD, MBI, MLM, MTG, MUB, MWW, PAYX, QQQ, RDN, SDS, SPY, SSO, VMC
9/11/11
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Diffusion
Facts Get in the Way of Muni Disaster Story http://t.co/duNRHWx $MUB
6/14/11
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Dr. Kris
Muni movers: Muni bond funds have been sneaking up. Breaking out in the past two days are: MUB, ITM, MFL, PZA, MCA, TFI, MUS. Check 'em out!
5/5/11
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dmarti32
possible municipal downturn and extent on MUB
3/11/11
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paulnovell
Death by Bonds, $AGG $LQD $MUB $TLT $HYG, http://bit.ly/eAqE7i/
3/7/11
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paulnovell
Time to buy munis? http://bit.ly/gVgiro/ $MUB $FTBAX
2/1/11
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