However, looking at it from the perspective of Taxable Equivalent Yield (TEY) municipal bonds are currently at higher yields
than their corporate bond equivalents.
Not exact matches
At that point the 3 % municipal
bond has a taxable
equivalent yield of 4.62 %, slightly higher
than the
corporate bond.
Since
corporate bonds are riskier
than government
bonds, these funds are not
equivalent.
If an investor is in this bracket, muni
bonds offer a much higher tax -
equivalent yield
than corporate bonds, 3.5 % compared to 2.8 %.