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Revenue Bond Creditworthiness
The definition of a revenue bond is simply a bond that is repaid from a revenue stream. Revenue bonds until the pandemic breakout have represented about two thirds of the issuance in the municipal market each year. General Obligation bonds account for most of the...
Tom Hession Interviews John Hallacy on the Market
John talks to Tom Hession Managing Partner Riverbend Capital Advisors
Engendering future activity
Equities are clearly running on sentiments about the future and not on the fundamentals at the present time. In the long run, the optimism will probably turn out to be well founded. In the near term, we know we are in for enduring more financial pain before the storm...
State Bankruptcy would there be a benefit?
The topic of the potential for a state bankruptcy capability rose to the top of news releases from statements made by Senator Mitch McConnell yesterday. It has been some time since I have given this topic serious deliberation,...
Are Municipals Still a Safe Harbor?
The world as we knew it has been left behind. Stability and safety of municipals bonds was a given. Many pundits have considered municipal securities to only be second to Treasury securities in the safety factor. This premise was extremely tested when positive in...
Christopher Philips, CFA, head of Vanguard Institutional Advisory Services
4-9 Vanguard’s take on asset allocation, risk management in turbulent times
Muni market reflects all kinds of uncertainties
With outflows occurring, Eric Kazatsky, muni strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, maintains that muni appetite will vary directly with the credit hits that will be sustained in this environment. In some ways, he sees a return to pricing for the risk and the...