— -- Q: How do I go about adding municipal bonds to my portfolio? A: Lending money to cities, states and local government agencies used to be a good move for investors in high tax brackets.

Despite offering historically attractive aftertax yields, municipal bonds were one of the worst-performing sectors in the fixed-income market through the first nine months of 2025. It’s been a ...

Explore Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), its income strategy, risks, and alternatives for municipal bond investors.

The municipal bond market went on sale this past week. Top-rated (AAA) munis with 30-year maturities briefly yielded the same amount as long-term Treasuries on Wednesday, a rare event because of the ...

— -- Q: Is it safe to buy New York and New Jersey municipal bonds? A: Municipal bonds have been among some of the safest bets investors can make. With few exceptions, when you lend money to a ...

Most municipal bond funds are posting losses, even as taxable bond categories are posting gains. Higher issuance and volatility have pushed down municipal bond prices, which started the year high.

Bonds are a form of lending, not ownership. Issued by businesses, governments or agencies, they work like IOUs — investors lend money in exchange for regular interest payments and the return of ...

"It subtly raised my spidey-sense for a threat to the tax exemption," said Tom Kozlik of Hilltop Securities. A new report written by Oskar Dye-Furstenberg from the Roosevelt Institute provides a ...