Municipal bond funds

Richard Taormina, head of Tax Aware Strategies at JPMorgan Asset Management, talks about the value of municipal bonds and focuses on performance, foreign demand and the effect of the tax reform legislation on the market. Chip Barnett hosts this podcast, which was recorded in early October.

Sustainable investing is called “the” trend to watch in 2020 and in the coming decade.

With the addition of two new municipal funds, Baird appeals to more shareholders while expanding its current offerings.

The action in the municipal market won't slow down yet, as bond hungry money managers will get a third week in a row of issuance greater than $11 billion.

A day after a big correction, the White House sent mixed signals on Friday setting up a possible flight-to-quality for munis next week.

After seeing a whopping $52 billion of new issuance in October, the new paper will continue to flood the market during the busiest week of the year.

With interest rates likely to fall lower after Fed policy makers meet, already favorable market conditions for municipal issuers will get even better.

The new wave of bond issuance continued unabated as more sales priced on Wednesday.

Although the supply/demand ratio is still lopsided, the recent surge had made things a little more balanced.

The last of the week’s big new issues hit the screens on Thursday.