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Why Traditional Bonds Are High Risk, but Munis Have Advantages. Two Top Bond Managers Explain_Podcast

February 2, 2018

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TAKE A LOOK AT CLOSED END MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS

February 2, 2018

TAKE A LOOK AT CLOSED END MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS

Overlooked Asset Class
Frequently Uses Leverage
Can Be Volatile
Issues a Fixed Number of Shares When Offered to the Public
Trades Like a Stock on an Exchange
Share Price Frequently Trades Below Its Net Asset Value
Income Is Frequently Reinvested at a Discount
Can Hold Illiquid Bonds That Tend to Yield More
Does Not Have to Worry About Meeting Cash Redemptions

Watch the related WEALTHTRACK episode.

WHY TRADITIONAL BONDS ARE HIGH RISK, BUT MUNIS HAVE ADVANTAGES. TWO TOP BOND MANAGERS EXPLAIN

February 2, 2018

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

February 2, 2018

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.