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Find Yields and Safety With Municipal Bonds.
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Kiplinger's Retirement Report
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May 1, 2008
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IN A WORLD of paltry fixed-income yields, municipal bonds look relatively good. Tax-exempt munis are usually a good bet for those in higher income brackets. But the securities have become attractive for all investors in recent months because they've been offering higher absolute yields than comparable-term Treasury securities.
On April 18, for example, five-year Treasury notes were yielding 2.90%, while five-year AAA-rated municipal bonds yielded 2.98%. In other words, the munis were providing 103% of the T-notes' yield, up from a typical 80% to 85%.
When you factor in their tax-exempt status, munis are even more compelling. Interest income on municipal bonds is ...
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445 words
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November 6, 1998 ;
Andrew Fraser Associated Press;
712 words
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Financial Focus.(municipal bonds)
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May 2, 2005 ;
Abercrombie, Jesse;
496 words
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Municipal bonds immature in China
China Daily;
April 7, 2003 ;
564 words
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Many seek shelter in municipal bonds
Chicago Sun-Times;
September 17, 1991 ;
Dan Blake;
355 words
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Fundamentals of investing in municipal bonds
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May 29, 1988 ;
Susan Bondy;
532 words
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September 20, 2005 ;
SHARON WROBEL;
354 words
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Municipal Bonds Can Serve Small Investors
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March 22, 2005 ;
MEG RICHARDS, AP Business Writer;
787 words
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It may finally be munis' time; The after-tax performance of municipal...
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April 19, 2003 ;
Blahnik, Mike;
768 words
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Municipal Bonds Recommended during Seminar in Omaha, Neb.
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441 words
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Municipal bonds strut their tax appeal as stocks take a dip
Sunday Gazette-Mail;
February 18, 2001 ;
Jim Balow;
725 words
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June 1, 1999 ;
Van Dyke, George;
540 words
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A risky race for muni bonds. (individual investors flocking to tax-exempt...
U.S. News & World Report;
September 13, 1993 ;
Egan, Jack;
778 words
......talking, of course, about municipal bonds. Anticipating higher...flocking into tax-exempt municipal bonds and municipal-bond mutual funds all...Ben Sax, head of the municipal-bond desk in the private-investme...percent--representing taxable income of more than...a 15-year ...
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Allstate invests $160.7M in municipal bonds in Oklahoma
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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...
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Those mysterious munis: Now it's easier to track prices of municipal...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
August 3, 1995 ;
Cassel, Andrew;
734 words
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