For investors facing a tall federal income tax bill, munis may make more sense than holding Treasurys or cash-like ...

Thus, risk-averse investors looking to earn a regular tax-free income may consider municipal bond mutual funds. These mutual ... are rated AAA (or the equivalent), insured (as to payment of ...

Morningstar's evaluation of this fund's process aims to determine the ... 80% of assets in securities included in the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, a market value-weighted index of investment ...

The investment-grade municipal market posted negative returns in the fourth quarter as yields move higher in sympathy with ...

The significant drop in the corporate tax rate also made tax-exempt debt less appealing from corporations and insurance companies. Municipal bond funds only collected a net $8.4 billion during the ...

When considering the safety of capital invested, municipal bond mutual funds are second only to those investing in government securities. In addition, interest income earned from these securities ...

Well, one fund that may not be worth investigating is Invesco High Yield Municipals A (ACTHX). ACTHX possesses a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 4 (Sell), which is based on various forecasting factors like ...

Baird Advisors’ commitment to delivering consistent competitive returns for clients has again been recognized by LSEG Lipper. This year, Baird Strateg ...

Municipal bonds, or "muni bonds," comprise debt securities issued by various states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build roads, schools and a host of other ...