If the economy continues to languish in the years ahead municipal bond holders may find themselves in a tight spot
McDonnell deal will beef up purchaser's fixed-income chops
Options traders push out Treasury market sell off expectations
Volatility creates opportunity, famed investor points out; will this message get through to investors?
Strategies from investment firms BlackRock Financial Management Inc., DoubleLine Capital LP, F-Squared Investments Inc., and Forward Management LLC were added to the mix, as well as four other strategies from firms already on the Genworth platform.
The tax-exempt municipal bond market enjoyed favorable technical factors for much of the summer, which allowed it to outperform U.S. Treasuries.
Stock prices do not reflect real possibility of automatic tax hikes, spending cuts
Profits (SPX) are moving U.S. equity prices more than any time since the bull market began 3 1/2 years ago, rewarding investors for picking stocks based on company data instead of following the herd rocked by Europe's debt crisis and the slowing U.S. economy.
Economic health of three-dozen states declined in 2Q; 'stupidity factor'
High-yield municipal bond funds are getting a lot of love these days, thanks to their blistering performance and relatively high tax-free yields.
Small-cap fund pioneer Chuck Royce answers five questions about the markets.
Progress has been made but more needs to be done, he tells FPA
