If tax efficiency is a top priority, there are quite a few ways to shield more of your investment gains from Uncle Sam. Asset location should come first. Americans have access to several ...

Morningstar’s Guide to Active Fixed-Income Investing lays out the case for active bond funds. In short, the complexity and inefficiencies of the bond market spell opportunity for skilled portfolio ...

The investment seeks a high level of current income exempt from federal income taxes; the secondary investment objective is total return. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus ...

The iShares National Muni Bond ETF is a low-cost, passively managed ETF offering diversified exposure to investment-grade municipal bonds. MUB provides federally tax-exempt income, making it ...

Investors seeking the best Vanguard bond funds can pick between mutual funds and ETFs spanning maturities, credit qualities, ...

Quick Read JMUB’s 3.5% tax-free yield equals 5.1% taxable for retirees in the 32% bracket. The fund outperformed passive ...

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, if any, are similar to the Bloomberg Municipal Managed Money Intermediate (1-17 Year) Index. Under normal ...

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

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) announced that its newest high-yield municipal bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading on the NYSE Arca on Thursday. Developed by SSgA, the asset management ...

There's no inherent advantage to sticking with a single fund manager, but some of the largest providers offer enough value to make loyalty worthwhile. Vanguard is one of them. Nowhere is this ...