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A few thoughts: -In step 1, Washington is listed twice: "(Florida, Texas, Nevada, Washington, Washington, Alaska, Wyoming, and South Dakota)". -A claim that a national fund provides higher yield is not true. -Are there really muni bonds index funds (i mean classic mutual funds, not ETFs)? -Would your readers benefit from some risk disclosures, such as California has significant bond supply because they can't get their sh*t together (oops, budget deficit closed) and such? -Should you be mentioning that high yield municipal bonds have none of the risks of the high yield corporate bonds, but the common name?
The article is very simplistic and I would hope that those who pick up muni funds (i.e. higher income individuals) are sophisticated enough to make their choices based on other research.
This could work as a filter though. i would only add that leaving out closed-end-funds addresses a fraction of investable muni funds universe.
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-In step 1, Washington is listed twice: "(Florida, Texas, Nevada, Washington, Washington, Alaska, Wyoming, and South Dakota)".
-A claim that a national fund provides higher yield is not true.
-Are there really muni bonds index funds (i mean classic mutual funds, not ETFs)?
-Would your readers benefit from some risk disclosures, such as California has significant bond supply because they can't get their sh*t together (oops, budget deficit closed) and such?
-Should you be mentioning that high yield municipal bonds have none of the risks of the high yield corporate bonds, but the common name?
The article is very simplistic and I would hope that those who pick up muni funds (i.e. higher income individuals) are sophisticated enough to make their choices based on other research.
This could work as a filter though. i would only add that leaving out closed-end-funds addresses a fraction of investable muni funds universe.