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Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 3 (NXR)

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  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    How do you spell communism? That is the next logical step. The masses insure ALL risk. No wonder the Governors of NY and California... More »
    Comment by athena
    Nov 25 10:06 am |
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  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    I really loved my NC Municipal Power Bonds at 13% (circa 1980's). And they weren't called for years after rates went lower. Never say... More »
    Comment by lower98th
    Oct 20 18:53 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    I hold several Nuveen Muny's over 9 months and I see that many have taken the nice appreciation made but I have not. First of all I... More »
    Comment by oldman
    Oct 15 09:17 am |
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  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    This is the nature of the beast in the closed end fund space. Use these sell-offs to re-evaluate your closed-end fund posiitons, keep... More »
    Comment by Kenneth Fincher
    Oct 15 08:44 am |
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  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    Another Muni CEF, symbol MFL, had the same market decline over the last 4 or 5 days. This action may not be fund specific.
    Comment by F. Bradeen
    Oct 14 17:38 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    Year end tax selling is to be expected with muni CEF's...it happens most years. And it went ex-dividend as mentioned....no big deal if... More »
    Comment by alenow
    Oct 14 16:51 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    If you averaged down on the funds about six months ago (estimated) this "Swan Dive" is not going to hurt so bad. Like, Goochy said, this... More »
    Comment by CoverIsBetter
    Oct 14 16:44 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    I don't find the case for holding this CEF compelling. A fund for a major asset class with $185mln may liquidity issues, if one large... More »
    Comment by Analyste de Boston
    Oct 14 15:20 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Municipal Bond Fund ‘Swan Dive’ [View article]
    Tax free muni's at over 6% (before tax advantages), are a tremendous value for scaling into with a 5 to 10 year time frame.
    Comment by GoochyPuppy
    Oct 14 15:13 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Municipal Bonds: Time for a Closer Look [View article]
    Investment-Income.net can give Municipal Bond Quotes
    Comment by Randy Durig
    Jul 10 12:42 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    Why not just have AIG issue CDSs on muni bonds? That way the govt. could insure them in secret so as not to get everyone upset about... More »
    Comment by henarl
    May 11 18:32 pm |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    I do think the Fed wants to insure muni's with FDIC. Consider the recent bonds issued in CA and MI. But here is the real reason. I... More »
    Comment by MDP
    May 11 11:21 am |
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  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    Another important question, if the fed guarantee munis, are they still to be considered tax exempt from federal income tax ? If not,... More »
    Comment by Fund Insider
    May 11 10:15 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    Curriously I have predicted this for a year now. What's compelling and frightening about this is the analogy of FDIC insurance for... More »
    Comment by MDP
    May 11 09:36 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    Government insurance on municipal debt will result in two things: 1) The price of risk will become extremely distorted and both... More »
    Comment by MinAkkar20
    May 11 08:30 am |
    Rating: +3 0