Robert DiMella
WHY TRADITIONAL BONDS ARE HIGH RISK, BUT MUNIS HAVE ADVANTAGES. TWO TOP BOND MANAGERS EXPLAIN
Two influential bond managers explain why municipal bonds still make sense and so many corporate and Treasury bonds don’t.
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WEB EXTRA: ATTEBERRY & DIMELLA
ATTEBERRY: RELAXING DIVERSION
How does award-winning bond manager Tom Atteberry relax? He’s taken up a sport he abandoned long ago.
DIMELLA: ACTIVE MUNICIPAL ETFS
Top performing municipal bond fund manager, Robert DiMella recently expanded his portfolio duties to exchange-traded funds with the launch of two actively managed muni bond ETFs. IQ MacKay Shields Municipal Intermediate ETF focuses on investment grade municipal bonds to get current income exempt from federal taxes. IQ MacKay Shields Municipal Insured ETF primarily invests in investment-grade munis covered by an insurance policy guaranteeing the payment of principal and interest.
DIMELLA: MUNI ADVANTAGE
Most investments lost ground in 2015’s volatile markets and continue to do so this year. One of the few asset classes to deliver positive results was municipal bonds. What’s the outlook for this year? Robert DiMella, co-head of award winning MacKay Municipal Managers and Portfolio Manager of several five star rated muni funds shares his forecast and strategies.
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ROBERT AMODEO AND ROBERT DIMELLA: IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Irrational Behavior
Municipal bond investors fled the market in droves last year after scary headlines about bankruptcy in Detroit, credit problems in Chicago and Puerto Rico’s refinancing woes. Their indiscriminate selling created opportunities for this week’s guests. Muni fund portfolio managers Robert Amodeo and Robert DeMella explain why they pay so much attention to investor behavior.
AMODEO & DIMELLA: INVESTING IN MUNI BONDS
On this week’s WEALTHTRACK, the rising appeal of muni bonds. Despite some negative headlines, top fund managers Robert Amodeo of Western Asset Management and Robert DiMella of MacKay Municipal Managers say there are opportunities to be had in munis. Continue Reading »
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