Boring municipal bonds do have perks Taking stock

News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  January 3, 2007 ;     690 words ......prefer not to purchase individual municipal bonds. He said that you would recommend...why. - E.T., Springfield Dear E.T.: Municipal bonds are as boring as watching a Japanese...rust. States and municipalities sell municipal bonds and use the proceeds to build schools...

TAX EXEMPTION MAKES MUNICIPAL BONDS ATTRACTIVE

Post-Tribune (IN);  August 16, 1993 ;     574 words ......it's time to take a new look at municipal bonds. Now that the tax increase is law, tax-free municipal bonds and municipal bond funds have become...investments for high income investors. Municipal bonds are the only federally tax-free...

Financial Focus.(municipal bonds)

Texas Contractor;  May 2, 2005 ;     496 words ...By Jesse Abercrombie Municipal bonds offer tax benefits. If you're...so you might want to consider municipal bonds, particularly if you're in one...upper tax brackets. When you own municipal bonds, or munis, your interest payments...

Municipal bonds immature in China

China Daily;  April 7, 2003 ;     564 words ......is not yet ripe to introduce municipal bonds in China, said an article in the China Business Times. Municipal bonds, issued by local governments...Guaranteed by local tax revenue, municipal bonds have credibility in the securities...

Many seek shelter in municipal bonds

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 17, 1991 ;     355 words ......one of the few remaining tax shelters, municipal bonds have been one of the most sought-after...Wall Street lately. August's supply of new municipal bonds was the highest since the volume soared...income-tax bracket, the seemingly low-yielding municipal bonds can deliver double-digit ...

Fundamentals of investing in municipal bonds

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 29, 1988 ;     532 words ......useful suggestions for trading municipal bonds more efficiently: Some brokerage...provide monthly pricing on municipal bonds. His firm, Oppenheimer & Co...pricing and trading system for municipal bonds called the J.J. Kenny wire...

Ramle to issue first Israeli municipal bonds

Jerusalem Post;  September 20, 2005 ;     354 words ......Headline: Ramle to issue first Israeli municipal bonds Byline: SHARON WROBEL Edition; Daily...for an Israeli municipality to issue municipal bonds to finance Ramle's development projects...municipality that is allowed to issue municipal bonds to non-banking bodies such as insurance...

MUNICIPAL BONDS OFFER SOLID ADVANTAGE

Post-Tribune (IN);  October 7, 1996 ;     545 words ......Ind. 46402-2998. You may know that municipal bonds are fixed-income investments that...possess: * Tax-advantaged investment. Municipal bonds may appeal to you most because their...payments. * "Hidden" value. Although municipal bonds on the surface seem to offer a lower...

Municipal Bonds Can Serve Small Investors

AP Online;  March 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Online 03-22-2005 Dateline: NEW YORK Municipal bonds might seem best suited for the most...attractive to a much broader audience. Municipal bonds _ essentially the local equivalent...returns over the last five years, municipal bonds have been one of the best-performing...

It may finally be munis' time; The after-tax performance of municipal...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  April 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Writer Even in the best of times, municipal bonds don't get a lot of respect. They're...a little more money. Not only have municipal bonds been among the best after-tax performers...Normally, the yield on highly rated municipal bonds is about 80 percent of the yield on...

Municipal Bonds Recommended during Seminar in Omaha, Neb.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  June 11, 2003 ;     441 words ......that they say is under-appreciated: municipal bonds. If you live in Nebraska and buy Nebraska municipal bonds, you pay no taxes on those bonds...Local or state governments issue municipal bonds to pay for services or projects...

Municipal bonds strut their tax appeal as stocks take a dip

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  February 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ......higher income tax brackets, might find municipal bonds even more appealing. Why the interest...no taxes. West Virginians who own municipal bonds issued in West Virginia do not have...Crews & Associates, specializes in municipal bonds. And though the firm's home office...

MUNICIPAL BONDS ARE A TAX-FREE INVESTMENT

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 13, 1992 ;     439 words ......consider shifting part of your portfolio into municipal bonds. Municipal bonds have long been an attractive alternative for investors with this objective. That's because municipal bonds are the only tax-free investment available...

Finding the value of municipal bonds.

Business Credit;  June 1, 1999 ;     540 words ......percent of the estimated $1.3 trillion municipal bonds outstanding. This should come as no...look at tax-exempt investing. Most municipal bonds pay income that is exempt from federal...are several aspects of investing in municipal bonds that experienced investors, as well...

Allstate invests $160.7M in municipal bonds in Oklahoma

THE JOURNAL RECORD;  June 12, 2007 ;     170 words ...Allstate invested $160.7 million in municipal bonds in Oklahoma during 2006. "Municipal bonds finance the infrastructure of communities...Region field vice president. "Investing in municipal bonds aligns with Allstate's corporate philosophy...