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Why Traditional Bonds Are High Risk, but Munis Have Advantages. Two Top Bond Managers Explain_Podcast
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TAKE A LOOK AT CLOSED END MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS
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
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.
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