Muni Bond Investors Are Interested in Strategic Beta ETF Strategies
As the municipal bond market environment shifts, investors are reluctant to rely on traditional market capitalization-weighted index funds and want to look…
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33 Muni Bond ETFs to Augment Income Generation
Municipal debt and bond-related exchange traded funds have been used as a relatively stable fixed-income stream for many investment portfolios. Since muni…
Elections Season Could Shake Up Muni ETFs
The municipal bond market, along with related exchange traded funds, have been steadily strengthening as austerity across local governments keeps supply low,…
Target Goldilocks Muni Duration with ETFs
Fixed-income exchange traded fund investors have been hearing about the rate risk in long-term bonds, but now some are sounding the alarm…
Muni ETFs Look More Attractive As An Income Play
Following the pullback in municipal bonds, muni exchange traded funds could regain traction among income-oriented investors as the Fed extends its accommodative…
Tax Debate Puts Dividend, Muni Bond ETFs in Focus
Taxes are a sticking point going into the Presidential election, and the tax debate will put income generating stocks and municipal bond…
ETF Spotlight: PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond
ETF Spotlight on PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund (NYSEArca: MUNI), part of an ongoing series. Assets: $160.2 million. Objective: The PIMCO…
Uncertainty Over Tax Breaks May Hit Muni Bond ETFs
Exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds have been steady so far this week following the Obama administration’s proposals to limit…
Pimco Looks to Expand ETF Presence
Pimco is making waves in the exchange traded fund business with plans to launch an ETF version of Total Return Fund, the…
Muni Bond ETFs Trading In Choppy Water
The municipal bond exchange traded fund (ETF) market experienced a fair amount of turbulence on the heels of the Fed’s quantitative easing.…
Despite Meltdown, Some Still Bullish on Muni ETFs
Municipal bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been whacked hard in a sell-off that sent them tumbling below their 200-day averages. Despite…
Muni ETF Shows Active Management’s Benefits
Municipal bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) have gotten smacked around of late, thanks to renewed concerns about state and local debt. But…
Muni Market Collapsing – How Do Active Muni ETFs Compare?
This is a guest post contributed by Shishir Nigam, editor of Active ETFs in Focus. The US municipal bond market started a…
Bond ETFs That Yield More Than Treasuries
The U.S. Treasury market has been overbought and investors who are still seeking some fixed-income may want to take a look at…