Investors Should Note How Un-2022 This Year Is

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

Previous Articles

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

Use Case for Municipals Being Proven in Private Credit Cracks

  • Broader rates weaken, munis hold on
  • Munis show resilience in diverging credit market
  • Municipals are a far cry from private credit

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

Tis The Season to Be Swapping!

  • Munis outperform while treasuries cool their jets
  • We explain how to turn losses into assets
  • We do not have a supply crystal ball, but we love the trend

Munis Look To Be December Stocking Stuffers

  • Munis miss sleigh ride while treasuries dash through snow
  • Munis looking for redemption song in December
  • Muni ETF growth abounds

Despite Tighter Spreads, Credit Gems Exist

  • Munis outperform amid government reopening
  • Rolling down the credit curve to end the year
  • Differentiating high yield munis from high yield corporates

Coupon Defensiveness in Vogue Once Again

  • Long munis sole outperformers
  • Premium coupons hold the line
  • Climate thoughts on muni investments

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