Does the capital appreciation of a dividend - paying stock offset the tax - free treatment of
muni bond interest?
Maybe my wife and I are lucky to have pensions, 401Ks,
muni bond interest that provides passive income 3x our expenses at age 52.
Therefore, paying zero state income and federal income tax on
muni bond interest income is very enticing.
Not exact matches
It will be
interesting to see how existing
muni bonds default on their agreed upon
interest rates.
What I find most
interesting is that, although investors are increasingly moving capital from actively - managed equity funds to ETFs, they still prefer actively - managed
muni bond funds.
The stars aligned in spectacular fashion for the municipal
bond market in 2014: Low supply amid solid demand, improving fiscal conditions among state and local issuers, and a broad drop in
interest rates (and rise in
bond prices) helped make
munis one of the top - performing fixed income asset classes of the year.
I would never recommend buying a
bond fund (
muni or other) with
interest rates where they are.
Oh, and that USA friend of mine — she has a municipal
bond portfolio where she a) is earning over 4 % on average, and b) pays NO TAXES on the
interest income whatsoever (
munis are exempt).
Interest paid on municipal
bonds (also called «
munis») is generally free from federal — and sometimes state and local — income taxes.
For example, you can buy a
muni bond in California to earn
interest tax free, however if you are required to pay «Alternative Minimum Tax» these may not be tax free.
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.
Short - term
muni bond investment strategies typically have the shortest duration targets and the lowest
interest rate risk.
Interest income from these bonds is not subject to federal income taxes, and if you live in the muni's issuing state, the bond's interest income is also exempt from state and loca
Interest income from these
bonds is not subject to federal income taxes, and if you live in the
muni's issuing state, the
bond's
interest income is also exempt from state and loca
interest income is also exempt from state and local taxes.
Although these
bonds offer a lower
interest rate than corporate
bonds, because of tax - exempt advantages,
munis could bring in an after - tax return higher than a corporate
bond.
Municipal
Bond Interest Exclusion:
Interest paid on
munis isn't taxed by the Feds.
The fund invests in California
muni bonds, and since I live in California that means that all
interest from the fund is tax - free.
High - yield municipal
bonds have generally provided less
interest - rate sensitivity and higher income relative to higher - quality
muni bonds.
I've broken out
interest income (which is fully taxable at our marginal tax rate) from our tax - free
interest (from CA
muni bond mutual funds).
It would be nice to invest in
muni -
bonds and live off
interest during retirement, but you need a whole lot of money to do that.
In general, the
interest paid on municipal
bonds is exempt from federal taxes and sometimes state and local taxes as well.1 The higher your tax bracket, the more you might benefit from investing in
munis.
If
munis will give you a higher tax - equivalent yield, you might be tempted to purchase a
muni fund that focuses on
bonds from your state, so the
interest is exempt from state as well as federal taxes.
Also, single - state
muni funds often own relatively long - term
bonds, so they could get hit hard by rising
interest rates.
The taxable
bonds should have a higher yield than tax - free
munis and, because you're buying them in a retirement account, you don't have to worry about paying tax each year on the
interest generated.
The two funds are where I invest the
interest from the CDs and
muni bonds.
«
Muni Bonds Headed for a Rough Patch, Higher
Interest Rates, Surge in Issuance Pressure Prices.»
January is typically a strong month for the municipal
bond market, but 2018 began with the worst January performance since 1981, driven by rising
interest rates and uncertainty over changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).1 The
muni market stabilized through late April 2018, but uncertainty remains.2 The tax law changed the playing field for these investments, with a mix of factors that could affect supply and demand.
Lord Abbett's new
Muni - Ladder
Interest Rate Scenario Tool enables you to create sample laddered municipal bond portfolios and see how they would perform in different rising - interest - rate envir
Interest Rate Scenario Tool enables you to create sample laddered municipal
bond portfolios and see how they would perform in different rising -
interest - rate envir
interest - rate environments.
Munis are considered less risky than corporate
bonds and less sensitive to changing
interest rates than Treasuries, making them an appealing middle ground for many investors.
Bond fund investors in the top tax brackets will often get a higher yield from funds that purchase
muni offerings that pay tax - free
interest.