Thom Tracy is a contributor to Finance of America and HomeVestors. He has more than 1,000 published pieces on various financial topics. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

The most popular aggregate bond funds can be somewhat tax inefficient, so high-income investors may want to consider municipal bond funds instead.

Investing in stocks and bonds can help to build wealth for anyone with disposable income. Read about the differences between them. Tax-free municipal bonds are fixed-income investments that fund ...

The historical record is clear: municipal bonds default far less frequently than corporate bonds, and the gap is especially wide in the high yield segment. Investment-grade munis have a long-term ...

Tucked away on page 9 out of 50, there is a proposal to repeal the tax-exempt status of state and local bonds, which would ...

Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Key Takeaways Municipal and corporate bonds may both be key components to a diversified ...

Special tax districts in Florida that stopped repaying their debts may emerge as the nation's biggest source of municipal bond defaults. Special tax districts in Florida that stopped repaying their ...

Taxes can severely reduce the income a bond ETF produces. The best tax-free municipal bond ETFs can mitigate that impact on your portfolio.

About half of the bond-financed workforce housing projects owned by the California Community Housing Agency are distressed or in default — but recovery remains possible, says the agency's municipal ...

Municipal bonds backed by tobacco company settlement payments had their first default this month, when Nassau County, N.Y., failed to make a June 1 payment. Backed by a stream of payments states ...

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