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BlackRock's Hayes Plays Defense With Munis for 2013
Financial Planning News
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
In his more than 25 years on the municipal bond desk at Merrill Lynch and BlackRock, Peter Hayes has had front-row seats to some of the biggest changes in asset management, and in particular, how they've affected the municipal bond industry. He brings
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