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Cities Court Bond Buyers - Wall Street Journal

Cities Court Bond Buyers
Wall Street Journal
Associated Press A DEAL FOR YOU: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting the city's financial overhaul as part of an effort to woo municipal-bond investors. The two-day affair was part of a new effort by Chicago to help sell its message directly to big ...

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Muni Bond ETFs And Retirees: A Match Made In Heaven? - MarketWatch

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Muni Bond ETFs And Retirees: A Match Made In Heaven?
MarketWatch
But just as they did in 2011 muni bond ETFs are defying logic in 2012, offering not only solid returns, but a valid avenue for investors looking to do some retirement planning. "Despite low interest rates, munis will continue to draw appeal among baby ...
Why There's A Growing Attraction To Muni BondsForbes

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NYC Leads With $800M, San Francisco Next With $686M - Bond Buyer

NYC Leads With $800M, San Francisco Next With $686M
Bond Buyer
But demand for paper remains strong, as investors have money they want to put to work before macroeconomic trends, such as troubles in the euro zone, intervene and likely push muni yields even lower. This is evident in muni bond mutual fund flows, ...

Corrections & Amplifications - Wall Street Journal

Corrections & Amplifications
Wall Street Journal
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently told municipal-bond investors that his administration brought about 15000 jobs to the city. A Money & Investing article Thursday about cities' efforts to court bond buyers incorrectly said he told investors his ...

Where the Stock and Bond Bargains Are Hiding - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Wall Street Journal

Where the Stock and Bond Bargains Are Hiding
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Bonds. Falling Treasury yields have dragged down yields on other high-quality bonds. Among these are municipal bonds, which are issued by states, local governments and their agencies, and whose income is often tax-free. "You must have us mistaken for ...
The Weekly Market Snapshot from Frazier Allen for the week of May 20th, 2012Clarksville Online

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