Van Kampen Select Sector Municipal Trust (VKL)

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  • commenter
    johnheidersc
    heit
    Sep 24 12:07 PM
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    fpt


    On Sep 01 05:46 PM DaleT wrote:

    > Closed end usually sell at a discount to net asset value, and may
    > come into favor as tax rates go higher. Anyone know a good AMT free
    > closed end intermediate to short maturity closed end fund?     Reply
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    DaleT
    Sep 01 05:46 PM
    My Website
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    Closed end usually sell at a discount to net asset value, and may come into favor as tax rates go higher. Anyone know a good AMT free closed end intermediate to short maturity closed end fund? Reply
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    JohnT
    Apr 24 01:33 PM
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    I own shares in MIY. I called Blackrock and they told me that 12.32% of the income from the fund is subject to AMT. I have had to pay AMT they last two years and it look like I will have to for some time to come. With Michigan's income tax rate at 4.35%, is it better to put the money in a national AMT-free muni bond fund and pay the Michigan income tax or leave it as is? Reply
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    SeekingAlpha
    Editors
    Apr 06 05:22 AM
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    General Discussion on VKL
    Is this a buy or a sell? Reply
  • commenter
    David
    Jackson
    Mar 24 04:18 PM
    My Website
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    We've added two new Barclays muni bond ETFs:

    iShares S&P California Municipal Bond Fund (CMF)
    iShares S&P New York Municipal Bond Fund (NYF)

    (Thanks JohnB.)     Reply
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    JohnB
    Mar 05 06:11 PM
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    Great article. Shouldn't it be updated to include ETFs like
    iShares S&P California Municipal Bond Fund (CMF)?
    Reply
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    David
    Jackson
    Mar 05 09:41 AM
    My Website
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    Update: we added a link to Fred Wilson's excellent article explaining auction-rate municipal bonds:

    seekingalpha.com/artic...     Reply
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    David
    Jackson
    Feb 26 03:42 PM
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    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    ... and also filled in the other Market Vectors muni bond ETFs, and the muni bond ETF from Powershares. Reply
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    David
    Jackson
    Feb 26 02:26 PM
    My Website
    Municipal Bond ETFs and Closed-End Funds [view article]
    We just updated this by adding the Market Vectors-Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF (SMB). Reply
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    Kunst
    Jan 16 02:01 AM
    Barron's Roundtable: Is the 'Deluge' Really Over? [view article]
    "a Duke alumni"

    One person is an alumnus. Two or more are alumni.     Reply
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    Cheryl
    cotterill
    Jan 14 02:52 AM
    Bill Gross: 5 Picks for 2008 - Barron's [view article]
    Impeachment is the only hope the US Economy has of saving itself. If impeachment does not occur, legitimacy will not return, and the economy will not recover--for a long time. Reply
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    forest
    Jan 13 10:17 PM
    Bill Gross: 5 Picks for 2008 - Barron's [view article]
    Gross has little skill. Where was he 10 months ago with this? And he's just plain wrong about growth being low or negative for a long time. The global economy is too resilient and the march of emerging economies will not be stopped in the long run. Reply
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    JohnB
    Jan 13 10:04 AM
    Bill Gross: 5 Picks for 2008 - Barron's [view article]
    "corporate bonds now hold value, with spreads 5.5 points or more above Treasuries"

    are you talking about High-Yield corporate bonds, specifically?
    Reply
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