Rally in Muni Bond Puerto Rico Index Benefitting Two High-Yield ETFs
The S&P Municipal Bond Puerto Rico Index has experienced a 26.41% bond performance uptick thus far this year, giving investors with an…
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An Aging Population Could Benefit High-Yield Muni ETFs
Municipal bond exchange traded funds have been a stalwart component of many fixed-income portfolios, and the construction of Continuing Care Retirement Communities,…
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…
Deteriorating Conditions in Puerto Rico Will Pressure High-Yield Muni ETFs
Mounting concern over Puerto Rico’s ability to repay debt obligations could continue to add to volatility in high-yield municipal bond exchange traded…
Examining Your Fund’s Puerto Rico Exposure
Greece or Puerto Rico. Investors have their pick of default poison, but investors in fixed income exchange traded and mutual funds would…
Muni Bond ETFs Somewhat Sturdy Despite Puerto Rico Default
With Greece captivating investors’ attention today, the reaction to Puerto Rico’s debt troubles might just be “Oh yeah, Puerto Rico is about…
Puerto Rico Debt Concerns Could Pressure High-Yield Muni ETFs
Another round of financing problems in Puerto Rico could shake the municipal debt market and bond-related exchange traded funds. According to the…
Passive Muni ETFs Shed Puerto Rico Exposure
Passively managed exchange traded funds usually do not make wholesale changes to their portfolios. Most of the underlying indices for passive ETFs…
Muni Bonds: Puerto Rico Readies $3 Billion in Junk Debt
After three credit ratings agencies downgraded the commonwealth territory, Puerto Rico municipal bonds have rallied and is now offering $3 billion in…
Competitive Yields with a Short-Term Muni Bond ETF
I do the “ETF of the Week” for MarketWatch every Thursday on Chuck Jaffe’s MoneyLife Show where I highlight big movers and…
Muni Nation: Shorten Up for Rising Rates
This past Tuesday we launched SHYD, Market Vectors® Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF. SHYD seeks to track an index that only includes bonds…
Market Vectors Rolls Out Short-Term High-Yield Muni ETF
Although investors in municipal bond exchange traded funds have recently faced headwinds at the hands of deepening public pension crises across the…