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A Tax-Free 5% Dividend Set To Soar This Fall

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelfoster/2020/08/22/a-tax-free-5-dividend-set-to-soar-this-fall/#51c217dc5e47

A Tax-Free 5% Dividend Set To Soar This Fall

Have you read the latest? The media says municipal bonds, our favorite plays for safe, tax-free dividends, are facing a surge in defaults


Mub have been on a tear recently last 4 5 months...w divs and good prices what else can go wrong?

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  • I would worry far more about a spike in interest rates crushing bonds, especially leveraged CEFs than defaults. Avoiding defaults is presumably why you hire an active manger, not an index
  • sma3 said:

    I would worry far more about a spike in interest rates crushing bonds, especially leveraged CEFs than defaults. Avoiding defaults is presumably why you hire an active manger, not an index

    And shop A, or better.
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