(SF Weekly, «The Other Guys» Movie Poster Disarmed
By Muni)
The Commonwealth Club is easily accessible
by Muni.
SFMOMA is easily accessible
by Muni, BART, Golden Gate Transit, SamTrans, and Caltrain.
How and when she became differently abled: «When I was 20, I was living in San Francisco, and I was hit
by a Muni streetcar.
The lower tax - free yields offered
by muni bonds and tax - exempt mutual funds are often more valuable to investors in the top tax brackets.
What's more, the income generated
by muni bonds is federally tax - exempt.
Some of the disruption was caused
by muni arbitrage traders, who began to suffer «substantial losses,» he noted.
The city hopes to have all of them regulated
by muni - meters within 18 months.
Since the income generated
by munis is greatly influenced by taxation legislation, they are somewhat subject to the taxation philosophy of the government of the day.
Not exact matches
Muni funds are usually traded
by people with in the higher tax bracket because these funds are except from federal taxes... Sometimes even escape state taxes as well.
There's a clear uptrend in the amount of money that's flowing into
muni bond funds on a weekly basis, fueled
by not just the appetite for tax - free income but also a need to preserve capital.
Meanwhile, «The bottom 90 percent of U.S. households, as measured
by net wealth, now hold less than 5 percent of
muni bonds, falling from almost 15 percent in 1989.»
HNWIs are unfazed
by the perception that
munis are «boring» or «plain vanilla.»
The eventual downgrade to junk, aka non-investment grade, will make IL debt ineligible for investment for some of their major institutional investors (one of which has already called for a boycott of Illinois debt) which are restricted
by mandate to purchase only investment grade
muni bonds.
The adverse impact of the tax plan on
munis will likely reduce new issuance
by up to 25 % in 2018, probably enough to negate higher yields caused
by lower tax rates.
The odds are greater that you will be struck
by lightning than a high - quality
muni will default on a payment.
Also called «
munis» for short, municipal bonds are debt obligations issued
by a state, municipality, or a county to finance its capital expenditures, such as construction of highways, schools, hospitals, and...
In 2015,
munis, as represented
by the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, were actually the top fixed - income asset class, beating both Treasuries and corporate debt.
If issuance remains low as expected, the value of triple - A rated
muni yields relative to 10 - year Treasuries should compress
by five to ten basis points, from the current 82 - 85 % to 72 - 75 % of the 10 - yr Treasury yield.
Muni bonds often trade at a premium to US Treasuries which are considered risk - free
by a small margin, plus the amount of tax savings for the highest tax bracket.
In the riskier states,
muni bonds backed
by solid revenue sources, such as sewer and water in well - established communities, might be better bets than the GOs.
In fact, a confluence of positive developments is highlighting why
muni bonds may be worthy of consideration
by many fixed - income investors, regardless of their tax bracket.
Now, I'm considering capping passive income
by diversifying into zero coupon
munis b / c now that I think of it, I'm not so sure I'll still
by writing 3X a week or still have FS 10 - 13 years from now.
Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. and Assemblyman Michael DenDekker were flanked
by a group of bikers on the steps of Queens Borough Hall on Thursday to announce new proposals that would make it free to park your motorcycle at any
Muni - Meter spot in the city.
INWOOD — Spurred
by confusion about the city's new
Muni - Meters among many Spanish - speaking drivers, Upper Manhattan community leaders held a walking tour in Inwood Monday to help explain how the new machines work.
Based on the auto - biographical novel
by Robert E. Burns, the story follows James Allen (Paul
Muni), an out - of - work veteran who gets arrested for stealing $ 5, and is sentenced to 10 years of hard labor.
Far from being influenced
by movie gangsters of the time such as James Cagney and Paul
Muni, and despite being enthralled
by them, Dillinger is sartorially his own man.
The title role is brilliantly played
by Paul
Muni who gives us a flawless picture of the famous French novelist, a screen portrait as realistically and finely done as Mr.
Muni's characterization of Pasteur in «The Story of Louis Pasteur.»
My sister would be up
by now out in San Francisco, riding the
Muni to her office, or already there.
By comparison the investment grade tax - free
muni market tracked in the S&P National AMT - Free Municipal Bond Index is up 2.98 %.
Muni bond funds are not guaranteed
by the FDIC, and your principle is not guaranteed.
Now, it looks a little busy up there, but if you look at the top formula, the tax - equivalent yield equals your
muni yield divided
by one minus your tax rate.
But one minus the
muni yield divided
by the taxable yield gives you your break - even tax rate.
In fact, a confluence of positive developments is highlighting why
muni bonds may be worthy of consideration
by many fixed - income investors, regardless of their tax bracket.
Income from bonds issued
by state, city, and local governments (municipal bonds, or
munis) is generally free from federal taxes.
Some bond investors consider general obligation (GO)
munis to be safer than revenue bonds because GOs are backed
by the full taxing power and creditworthiness of the government entity issuing them.
Bonds are typically offered
by corporations and municipalities and are often called «
munis.»
The tradeoff is that interest rates and yields are typically lower for
muni bonds
by comparison.
Notably, interest received from
munis is generally exempt from federal and, in many cases, may be exempt from state, and local income taxes, assuming the investor purchases bonds issued
by his or her home state.
The
Muni Composite 5 Year AAA Bond Rate is an average of municipal AAA bonds issued
by state, county or city governments.
A common way to do this is to gross up a
muni bond's yield
by calculating its tax - equivalent yield.
The money «lost» to the federal government in not taxing
munis is exactly the same money «saved»
by the issuers of
munis in lower interest costs.
Municipal Bond Interest Exclusion: Interest paid on
munis isn't taxed
by the Feds.
Muni bond funds invest in debt issued
by cities and other municipalities.
Issued
by state and local governments, municipal bonds (or
munis) help fund ongoing expenses and complete capital improvements, such as sewers and toll roads.
High - yield
muni portfolios typically invest at least 50 % of assets in high - income municipal securities that are not rated or that are rated
by a major agency such as Standard & Poor's or Moody's at the level of BBB (considered part of the...
Muni national long portfolios invest in bonds issued
by various state and local governments to fund public projects.
Muni single - state long portfolios invest in bonds issued
by state and local governments to fund public projects.
Muni national intermediate portfolios invest in bonds issued
by various state and local governments to fund public projects.
As we approach the mid-year point of 2017 the
muni bond market has not been shaken
by a heavy news cycle of downgrades, negative watches and ever present Illinois and Puerto Rico downbeat press.