Category: Municipal Bonds

End-of-year muni strategy

Municipal bond investors are increasingly taking advantage of a tax swap strategy to ease the tax burden of cashing out profitable assets while acquiring high-quality, long-term municipal bonds.

Understanding Municipal Bond Stress Testing

Learn how municipal bond stress testing with BondView can help investors and financial advisors manage risk and optimize returns. This guide explores the importance of stress-testing municipal bonds.

Disclosing Cybersecurity Risks in Municipal Bond Issuance

As more cities and municipalities issue municipal bonds to fund public projects and infrastructure, the importance of cybersecurity in municipal bond issuance is becoming increasingly apparent. Cybersecurity risks can have…

What Happens to Municipal Bonds in a Recession?

A recession is a period of economic contraction, typically marked by a decline in GDP, rising unemployment, and falling asset prices. During a recession, financial markets can be highly volatile,…

Easy and Cost-Effective Access to All Our Muni Data

Do you sometimes need access to comprehensive muni data on a small number of municipal bonds? Most muni data services will require you to subscribe to expensive services and ask…

The Importance of Monitoring Municipal Bonds

States, cities and counties across the United States are taking longer to file regular financial reports, leaving bondholders in the dark and adding to price pressure. Last month, S&P Global…

Bond Rout Continues: Leveraged Municipal Funds Face Losses

Interest rates are rising, slashing muni fund share prices and cutting the amount of income distributed to investors. The worst bond sell-off in decades has now sparked double-digit losses for…

Outlook: A Future Municipal Bond Crisis

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect investors, consumers, and municipal bond issuers across the US. In April, the Consumer Price Index hit 8.3% — a significant spike…

Continuing Disclosures: What are they?

The municipal bond market is one of the largest globally, with roughly $3.9 trillion in bonds and approximately $11 billion in par traded per day. Many investors use municipal bonds…

Unlock The Hidden Value For Muni Bonds Maturing Within the Year

Muni bonds that mature in less than a year are in high demand by the money market industry. What this means is that investors may be able to sell their…