The municipal bond market, already under a dark cloud due to rising risk levels, apparently has a pattern of lax financial reporting practices that could further elevate concerns about the market
If nothing else, market conditions over the past few years have proved that most investors tend to overestimate their true risk tolerance wildly
Study reveals vast majority of municipalities ignore or delay filing required financial reports on debt offerings; lack of manpower blamed
Fund firm relies on social media to dispel doom and gloom, soothe client worries; 'hyperbole'
Meredith Whitney shocked the investment world when she said there would be hundreds of billions of dollars in muni bond defaults this year. Top tax-exempt fund manager Lyle Fitterer has a slightly different take on the situation.
Federal monetary policy killing savers, says Pimco bond king; little reason to hold Uncle Sam's paper
Rising prices on the march, says fixed-income fund manager; 'worst thing that can happen' for debt investors
BondView LLC, an operator of a free site for muni bond investors, is planning to launch municipal bond fund ratings by March.
As Pimco takes over the distribution of all its funds and expands its equity fund lineup, it plans to cut expense ratios and arm financial advisers with more research and access to its investment managers
As the 10-year Treasury yield percolates up toward 4% in the latest sign of looming inflation and rising interest rates, investors should start to consider hedging some of their fixed-income exposure.
Wealthy U.S. investors may be able to buy municipal bonds at some of the highest yields in seven months as issuers rush to borrow before year-end
Risk of defaults on tax-free bonds overblown, says bank's head of fixed-income group
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who warned that unforeseen events can roil markets in "The Black Swan," said he is "betting on the collapse of government bonds" and that investors should avoid stocks.
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross said that while he anticipates the end of the bull market in bonds, it's not the beginning of a significant bear market as economic growth and government stimulus measures fail to translate into broader employment gains.
Covariance index now in negative territory for first time since financial crisis struck; good news for actively managed funds
Regulators are clamping down on municipal bond isssuers related to political contributions they or their employees have made in states where they have underwritten bonds
