What a comparison of a fund's trailing 12-month and SEC yields can tell us.
What a comparison of a fund's trailing 12-month and SEC yields can tell us.
In a risky category, these offerings employ sensible approaches.
Morningstar's Miriam Sjoblom discusses how to gauge whether a muni fund is more apt than a taxable-bond fund, yield risks and other key focus points, and some of her muni-fund recommendations.
The outlook for bonds is just as cloudy as ever, but Morningstar's Miriam Sjoblom and Marta Norton offer helpful tips for setting the right expectations and creating a game plan in today's challenging bond market.
Muni-bond funds continue to experience high investor demand, and Morningstar's Miriam Sjoblom offers picks for core and noncore holdings.
Plus, Franklin Templeton enters the ETF space and more.
Morningstar's director of fixed-income research Eric Jacobson discusses who is a good candidate for munis today, the key criteria in analyzing a muni fund, and a few of his favorite fund names.
While some investors are buying, others don't like the uncertainty of municipal bonds.