Municipal Bonds

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine called the revised outlook “a sobering wake-up call about the fiscal challenges ahead for us.”

A flood of new issuance is creating more opportunities, plus it’s getting easier for individual investors to access new offerings.

After Citigroup exited the municipal bond underwriting business in 2024, Fidelity saw an opportunity to jump back in.

This year’s panelists offered plenty of reasons beyond AI to expect gains in 2026. Plus, 13 investment ideas.

In some statutes, muni income counts toward modified adjusted gross income, but in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it doesn’t.

The $4.4 billion Pimco Municipal Bond fund has acquitted itself well against its peers over the past decade. What it’s buying now.

The top regulator is staying silent on key questions as sports events contracts displace online booksmakers.

Some states and cities may take a hit as the federal government slashes spending.

Stocks and gold are flying high, and concerns have surfaced over credit. But there are still significant differences between previous bubbles and our current markets.

Good risk-adjusted yield has been hard to find lately. Some money pros are looking beyond traditional fixed-income categories.

Investors who bought deeply discounted bonds in 2022 or 2023 may face a de minimis tax when those bonds mature.

While long-term challenges to higher education remain, bonds issued by top-tier universities offer compelling tax-exempt yields.

Investors in the top tax bracket can earn yields equivalent to 8% from high-quality long-dated municipal bonds, this Baird team says.

Barron’s has long favored dividend-paying stocks for those seeking income. But bonds now deserve a hard look because they are so attractively priced.

Zohran Mamdani stunned the city’s business and financial establishment with his comfortable win in New York’s Democratic primary.

State and local governments pulled back on spending in the last recession. The Fed can help, J.W. Mason writes in a guest commentary.

While almost every other asset class has recovered this year, municipal bonds are still below April levels, which means attractive opportunities remain.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond surged above 5%, one of its highest levels since 2023.

Dividend stocks have underperformed the S&P 500 in the past month as investors once again embrace risk.

The trade war has dealt the bond market an unexpected blow. Investment advisors share how they are tweaking fixed-income portfolios.

Many long-term munis now look like bargains. How to get tax-equivalent yields of up to 8%.

From junk bonds to munis to mortgage securities, yields are elevated and prices depressed. Ten funds to consider.

Make sure you have enough cash, and consider alternatives to stocks and bonds that can hold up in downturn.

Trump and his advisers may not appreciate that the U.S. is a debtor nation and needs to attract foreign capital to fund its massive budget deficits.