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The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Liz Peek	Muni Manager Advises: Stay Rich With a worsening tax outlook, even stock jocks should pay attention to municipal bonds.
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Financial Advisor June 2008 Bruce W. Fraser	No Longer A Wallflower For your clients' fixed-income portfolios, now may be a desirable time to be thinking of investing in simple, plain vanilla investments.
Financial Advisor September 2010 Riva D. Atlas	The Muni Minefield Why a diversified portfolio of municipal bonds may be a safe place to invest despite the harsh words against them.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	The Unmatched Brazenness of Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs is at it again. It's advising clients to bet against products that it peddled into the market itself.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Has the Next Meltdown Begun? The municipal bond market is feeling the hurt.
Financial Advisor February 2012 Marla Brill	Muni Bond ETFs Join The Charge For Yields Despite some concerns, investors are being drawn to muni bond ETFs for diversification, transparency and low costs.
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill	Munis' Turn To Shine One of the country's most influential fixed-income managers is enthusiastic about a municipal bond market that she says is more exciting than any she has seen in her 23-year career.
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Stuart Bromberg	The Muni Option Municipal bonds and bond funds are still reasonably cheap and offer tax-free ballast to diversify a portfolio. But when advising clients about municipal bonds, it's important to assess whether the investors could be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Jonathan Berr	Shaky Times For Munis Depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on an obscure point of tax law in its next session, the normally sleepy municipal bond market could be turned upside-down.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2010 James Early	Muni Bonds: Safe or a Sucker's Bet? Hear this view from municipal guru Tom Kozlik.
U.S. Banker June 2011 Glen Fest	OCC: Show Us the Munis Agency officials are concerned about the heavy concentration of municipal holdings in some major banks.
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On Wall Street November 1, 2008 J Gibson Watson	Opportunities Stirring in the Municipal Market For now, munis are trading at tight premiums to Treasuries -- but don't assume that means they are risk-free
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Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Dakin Campbell	UBS to Exit Muni Biz UBS confirms reports that it will exit or sell the institutional municipal securities group in an effort to focus on core client businesses after reporting first-quarter 2008 losses of $11 billion.
Financial Advisor May 2011 Bruce W. Fraser	Will Muni Bond Funds Make Us Smile Again? Many advisors think the criticism and fear of the municipal bond market is overblown.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Financial Earthquake That Never Happened The recent Supreme Court decision will help keep the municipal bond market intact.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 Mike Ruff	From Safe to Stagnant If there's one thing to be learned from "all weather" investment strategies such as muni laddering, it's this: there is such a thing as too conservative. Therefore, advisors should make it clear to their clients that the safety offered comes at a steep price.
Financial Planning April 1, 2005 Scholl & Baldt	Municipal Mindset Beating the municipal bond market requires the skills of a sleuth. Does your manager have what it takes?
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The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Muni Madness The first municipal bond ETFs are on the market. With low expense ratios, and tax-exempt interest, they represent an interesting way to invest in muni bonds.
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Chris Shayne	Individual Choice Although it's been hard to compare the transaction costs of individual bonds and bond funds, new research is making it easier. Here's a way to see what it costs individual investors to purchase each type of fixed-income product.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Is California Dreamin'? Muni bonds are pricing in disaster.
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Financial Advisor December 2009 Eric Uhlfelder	Receding From A Perfect Storm Uncertainty has clouded convictions about some tax-and revenue-based municipal bonds.
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Bill Curran	The Muni Market After record issuance of inflation-linked Treasury bonds and notes last year, a similar but little-known security in the tax-exempt market is poised for growth in 2005.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2007 Lauren Young	Steady Income in Unsteady Times In 2008, income hunters willing to take on a little risk can reap significant rewards.
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Anastasija Johnson	Bond Buyer: Munis Likely to Trump T-Bills Ten-year municipal bonds outperformed their taxable counterparts in the beginning of the year because of low supply and seasonal reinvestment demand and analysts expect the trend to continue.
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Investment Advisor October 2005 Kathleen M. McBride	Relief Pitcher How do you spell relief from the alternative minimum tax? Try the Fidelity Tax-Free Bond Fund, a fund that provides strong returns largely free of the AMT heartburn.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Crime at the Bond Desk Players in the $2 trillion municipal bond market face investigations. This latest scandal provides a valuable reminder: As investors, you must always be aware of the potential for abuse.
Wall Street & Technology January 20, 2008 Cory Levine	Fixed-Income Products Fail to Go Fully Electronic New research reveals that not all types of fixed income securities are experiencing rapid electronification.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Muni Bond ETFs Take Center Stage If you are looking for a cheap way to get into the municipal bond market, some of these new Muni Bond ETFs might be right for you.
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BusinessWeek September 2, 2010 Richard & Preston	Wilbur Ross: Alone in Muni Bonds Wilbur Ross has something many business owners might envy: a monopoly in muni bond insurance. The question is, how much money can he make in a shrinking business?
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