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Muni-Bond Outlook: Expecting High Relative Volatility Due To Low Yields, Potential Tax Changes
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 27 • 2 Comments
Building A Retirement Portfolio With 3 ETFs And A Mutual Fund
Regarded Solutions • Mon, Feb 11 • 44 Comments
State Default Risk Continues To Lighten
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Nov 26, 2012
The Best All/Intermediate-Term Non-Junk Bond Investments
Kurt Shrout • Tue, Oct 16, 2012
The Best Long-Term Non-Junk Bond Investments
Kurt Shrout • Wed, Oct 10, 2012 • 15 Comments
Municipal Bonds For The Summer Season
Alpha Guru • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 2 Comments
Net Gains Matter To Muni ETF Investors
Gary Gordon • Thu, Jul 12, 2012 • 4 Comments
Rising Employment Will Not Mean Economic Recovery
Jason Tillberg • Fri, Mar 23, 2012 • 5 Comments
14 Best Performing Bond ETFs
Richard Shaw • Fri, Dec 16, 2011
These 11 ETFs Performing Better Than the S&P
Roger Choudhury • Thu, Jun 16, 2011 • 4 Comments
State Default Risk Levels
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Dec 2, 2010 • 4 Comments
Can Fixed Income ETFs Recapture Any Mojo?
Gary Gordon • Thu, Nov 25, 2010
State Default Risk
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Aug 30, 2010 • 11 Comments
Are Muni Bonds a Crisis in the Making? Nine ETFs Offering Exposure
Tom Lydon • Fri, Jul 16, 2010 • 2 Comments
A Novel Budget Deficit Approach From the City of Angels
Jim Delaney • Thu, Mar 18, 2010
Meet the CO-MINNOWs: Formerly Great States Doomed to Shrink
Joseph L. Shaefer • Sun, Feb 14, 2010 • 74 Comments
Municipal Bonds: After 7 Fat Years, Are 7 Lean Years on the Way?
Joseph L. Shaefer • Mon, Jan 11, 2010 • 30 Comments
Eye on New York Muni Bond ETFs
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 5, 2010 • 1 Comment
Top 10 Bond ETFs of 2009
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 24, 2009 • 1 Comment
Practical Ways to Hold Down Costs with Bond ETFs
IndexUniverse • Fri, Aug 14, 2009

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Muni-Bond Outlook: Expecting High Relative Volatility Due To Low Yields, Potential Tax Changes
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 27 • 2 Comments
Building A Retirement Portfolio With 3 ETFs And A Mutual Fund
Regarded Solutions • Mon, Feb 11 • 44 Comments
State Default Risk Continues To Lighten
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Nov 26, 2012
The Best All/Intermediate-Term Non-Junk Bond Investments
Kurt Shrout • Tue, Oct 16, 2012
The Best Long-Term Non-Junk Bond Investments
Kurt Shrout • Wed, Oct 10, 2012 • 15 Comments
Municipal Bonds For The Summer Season
Alpha Guru • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 2 Comments
Net Gains Matter To Muni ETF Investors
Gary Gordon • Thu, Jul 12, 2012 • 4 Comments
Rising Employment Will Not Mean Economic Recovery
Jason Tillberg • Fri, Mar 23, 2012 • 5 Comments
14 Best Performing Bond ETFs
Richard Shaw • Fri, Dec 16, 2011
These 11 ETFs Performing Better Than the S&P
Roger Choudhury • Thu, Jun 16, 2011 • 4 Comments
State Default Risk Levels
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Dec 2, 2010 • 4 Comments
Can Fixed Income ETFs Recapture Any Mojo?
Gary Gordon • Thu, Nov 25, 2010
State Default Risk
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Aug 30, 2010 • 11 Comments
Are Muni Bonds a Crisis in the Making? Nine ETFs Offering Exposure
Tom Lydon • Fri, Jul 16, 2010 • 2 Comments
A Novel Budget Deficit Approach From the City of Angels
Jim Delaney • Thu, Mar 18, 2010
Meet the CO-MINNOWs: Formerly Great States Doomed to Shrink
Joseph L. Shaefer • Sun, Feb 14, 2010 • 74 Comments
Municipal Bonds: After 7 Fat Years, Are 7 Lean Years on the Way?
Joseph L. Shaefer • Mon, Jan 11, 2010 • 30 Comments
Eye on New York Muni Bond ETFs
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 5, 2010 • 1 Comment
Top 10 Bond ETFs of 2009
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 24, 2009 • 1 Comment
Practical Ways to Hold Down Costs with Bond ETFs
IndexUniverse • Fri, Aug 14, 2009

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Build America Bond program resurrected

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 14, 2011)

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PZT Description

The PowerShares Insured New York Municipal Bond Portfolio (Fund) is based on the BofA Merrill Lynch New York Insured Long-Term Core Plus Municipal Securities Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index and generally expects to invest at least 90% of its total assets. The Index is designed to track the performance of AAA-rated, insured, tax-exempt, long-term debt publicly issued by New York or Puerto Rico or their political subdivisions.
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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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Thursday, March 22, 2012, 10:59 AM Where do municipal bonds go after giving back much of their big early YTD gains alongside the rise in Treasury yields? While yields are no longer at the "absurdly high" ratio of 150% of Treasurys seen last fall, at 115-120%, they remain well above pre-crisis norms of 85-95%, writes John Mousseau, continuing to see value in the sector. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8:15 AM The "fade Whitney" trade may be getting close to played out as municipals tack a 2.31% rise in January onto a 10.7% gain in 2011, with yields for top-rated paper now at or near all-time lows. Lower-rated munis offer the best relative value, says Jim Kochan, but investors should expect coupon income and nothing more for the rest of the year. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy, Quick Ideas]
Monday, June 6, 2011, 3:27 PM Once more unto the breach for Meredith Whitney who, armed with comprehensive data, continues to insist state finances are far worse than commonly thought. Of particular note is unfunded pension liabilities, kept off state balance sheets, but 3X larger than on-balance sheet debt. 7 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Monday, May 9, 2011, 8:04 AM Banks renewed or replaced 85% of expiring letters of credits with municipalities in Q1, a report from Moody's shows, easing fears of a costly scramble to refinance tens of billions of dollars. The banks had issued these notes, worth $13.5B, during the financial crisis. 4 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Friday, April 8, 2011, 8:48 AM Investors pulled another $1.15B out of muni bond funds last week, the 21st straight week of outflows totalling more than $30B. Equity funds took in $7.7B, led by emerging market equities at $2.7B - the fourth-largest weekly tally in almost 20 years. 1 Comment
Thursday, April 7, 2011, 12:19 PM Could a bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday really put the muni-bond tax exemption out to pasture? 3 Comments
Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 8:51 AM To temper Jamie Dimon's bearishness on muni bonds, a bullish note from DoubleLine Capital's Greg Whitely, who says a blanket dismissal of the muni sector "would be a big mistake." The end of the Build America Bonds program "creates a very favorable supply/demand dynamic in a sector replete with liquid, high-quality and high-yielding bonds." 1 Comment
Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 8:36 AM "If you are an investor in municipals you should be very, very careful," JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warns. He expects more municipal bankruptcies this year, as states contend with $140B in deficits. 3 Comments
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7:55 AM Muni bond funds continued to plummet Monday on heavy volume led by California (CMF, CXA, PWZ) and long-term funds (MLN). In contrast, NY State munis fared much better (NYF, PZT, INY). However, Robert Kane believes that despite the declines, muni bond investors are still twice as likely to buy as they are to sell. 1 Comment

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