Bond indexes are made up of the largest issues, so index funds are constructed along those criteria—regardless of the bonds’ ...

A married couple in their early 70s shifted their fixed-income money into municipal bonds for the simple pitch: tax-free interest, steady payments, less to worry about at tax time. Then they opened ...

Investing in stocks and bonds can help to build wealth for anyone with disposable income. Read about the differences between them. Tax-free municipal bonds are fixed-income investments that fund ...

Thom Tracy is a contributor to Finance of America and HomeVestors. He has more than 1,000 published pieces on various financial topics. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

I’m generally not a fan of high-yield corporate bond ETFs for retirees, and it has very little to do with credit risk. My bigger concern is taxes. Unless you hold them inside a tax-advantaged account ...

Taxes can severely reduce the income a bond ETF produces. The best tax-free municipal bond ETFs can mitigate that impact on ...

For California residents stuck in the top federal and state brackets, the Invesco California AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:PWZ) is one of the few off-the-shelf tools that pays monthly income ...

Municipal bonds (“munis”) are issued by state and local governments to fund essential projects like roads, schools, and ...

Tucked away on page 9 out of 50, there is a proposal to repeal the tax-exempt status of state and local bonds, which would ...

Municipal bonds are receiving fresh attention from investors. We look at forces driving renewed interest, risks investors are watching and data and pricing capabilities becoming increasingly important ...

Payable Jul 07; for shareholders of record Jul 02; ex-div Jul 01. More on Franklin Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF FLMI: Tax-Efficient Active Muni Bond Fund For High-Net-Worth Individuals FLMI: Not Too ...

In the first quarter of 2026, new issuance of municipal (muni) bonds exceeded the average seen in the past few years. Read ...