When comparing municipal bonds vs. Treasury bonds, investors often weigh tax advantages against perceived safety. Municipal bonds, issued by state and local governments, may offer tax-free interest ...

Learn how call protection in bonds prevents early buybacks by issuers, safeguarding your investment for a defined term with ...

Bonds are fixed income instruments that represent a loan made by an investor to a borrower, typically a corporate or government entity. Borrowers issue bonds to raise money and investors buy them, ...

Municipal bonds, or "muni bonds," comprise debt securities that are issued by various states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build roads, schools and a host of ...

Buying municipal bonds as new issues requires an investor to participate in an issuer’s retail order period. You’ll need a brokerage account directly with the financial institution backing the bond ...

— -- 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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said it would seek to hold down spiking interest rates in the state and municipal bond markets by supporting banks’ purchase of the bonds. The Fed said Friday ...

The fund posted a 3.63% return in Q3 2025, driven by long duration and overweight exposure to bonds maturing in 20+ years.

Municipal bond supply projections for next year range from a high of $750-plus billion to a low of $520 billion, with most ...

GHYAX, FNJHX and VMLTX target tax-free income through municipal bonds, offering steady payouts and three-year annualized returns as high as 4.9%.