Value to be found in municipal bonds

Value to be found in municipal bonds

We believe municipal bond investments are potentially quite attractive: Defaults have remained low, contrary to overblown predictions in the media; spreads are attractive on a historical basis; and muni/Treasury ratios are still above historical averages. Defaults in the municipal bond market are generally misunderstood. While defaults do happen, they occur with far less frequency than

Read between the monolines: Munis as compelling as ever

Read between the monolines: Munis as compelling as ever

The classic strategic reasons to own municipal bonds still hold true: They generally have low correlations to other asset classes and offer a meaningful tax advantage to investors — features that we believe are unlikely to change in the near term. However, the municipal bond market has experienced a significant shift over the past several