Unpacking Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

  • Muni rates move higher with treasuries
  • Demystifying alternative minimum tax
  • Sitting in cash still a pain point

Previous Articles

High Tax vs National Debate Rages On

  • Rates Rally on Week, Munis Trail Slightly
  • Why going National Isn’t a Given
  • Eyeing Munis in Different Cycles

Parsing Through the Data on Wealth Tax Initiatives

  • Municipals Underperform on the Week
  • State-Level “Millionaire Taxes” Expand; Wealth Taxes Remain Tail Risk
  • Seasonal Supply and Demand

Muni Issuance Crowds Inside 10 Years

  • Municipals outperform on the Week
  • The demand is real for exempt income
  • Muni seasonality comes into play

Muni Tax Time is Far from an April Thing

  • Munis take a breather vs Treasuries
  • Tax is a focus every month of the year
  • What drives taxable muni issuance

Munis Find a Way to Balance Risks

  • Munis find their ceasefire swagger
  • Taxable munis keeping insights on top
  • California school district thoughts

Investors Should Note How Un-2022 This Year Is

  • Muni Valuations Recalibrate
  • Why This Year is Truly Different
  • Still constructive on Munis

Looking For Safety in the Wrong Curve Places

  • Rate rise continues, with mixed results
  • Flight to quality can mean different things
  • K-12 credit musings

Technical Curve Dynamics Tilt Advantage to Team Muni

  • Rate rise continues, with mixed results
  • Curve dynamics create opportunities
  • Issuance not muni boogey man

Coupon Opportunities Lend Themselves to Active Solutions

  • Rates quick to sniff out geo-political risks
  • 4s over 5s argument enters active realm
  • How risky are equity concentrations?

Credit Questions Emerge Amidst Strong 2026 Start

  • Munis move back into pole position
  • New York City: headlines vs. fundamentals
  • Outlook for federal support

Tax-Frees Are Off to the 2026 Races

  • Hot off the block, but munis can’t keep up with UST
  • Are clients being paid to take equity risk right now?
  • Federal outlook for support to munis

Warshing Out of Cash: Positioning Munis for the Next Curve Regime

  • Municipals pull further ahead from winter norms
  • Positioning munis for the next Fed era
  • Munis as a safe(r) haven

Munis Jump Ahead On 2026 Expectations

  • Munis back in driver seat
  • Munis ride cash wave momentum
  • Portfolio construction demands 4-dimensional market view

Munis Break 2026 Winning Streak

  • Munis Break Winning Streak
  • Isolating Curve Value Points
  • Credit Thoughts from the Desk

Muni Risk Not Really California Dreamin’

  • Munis outperform the competition to start the year
  • Getting prescriptive on California credit
  • Florida property tax questions

When Your Yield Is Not Your Yield

  • Munis outperform the competition to start the year
  • Clearing the air on yield presentations
  • A peek at 2026 muni cash flows

And We Are Back!

  • Munis outperform to ring in the new year
  • Recapping 2025 to set table for 2026
  • Active momentum quite apparent in product creation

Twas the Week Before Christmas...

  • Munis finish another week on better relative footing
  • Diving deep on how our 2025 insights played out
  • 10-year curve spot loses luster

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