How To Shop For Bonds : Pricing Munis On The Internet

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Overview: The focus of the article is how to use the Internet to obtain pricing information when shopping for municipal bonds. Buying municipal bonds is a little like buying a car—an informed buyer shops around, and is ready to do some comparison-shopping. Probably no aspect of investing in municipal bonds is as frustrating to buyers as pricing and markups. While that situation is improving somewhat, pricing of municipal bonds continues to be opaque. Pricing information is slowly becoming available, but almost entirely on the Internet. It states that Municipal zero-coupon bonds are a good vehicle for funding future known expenses that enables one to invest small sums at regular intervals, and to target the maturity to the exact time money will be needed. One should think before buying a bond, that whether the bonds are purchased primarily for income, or he will have to redeem them in the near future. One should not buy long-term bonds for short-term uses. Before buying (or selling) any municipal bond, one should consult Internet sources for price information, or obtain a number of different bids.

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Format: PDF | Size: 115KB | Date: Apr 2003 | Pages: 7

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