Who Buys State Bonds?

For many years, as a student of municipal bond defaults, I was perplexed as to why individual investors decided to invest extensively in low-yielding municipal bonds. Their main selling point was the lack of federal income taxes, but that didn’t explain why so many seniors and people with low taxable income picked muni bonds as

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Who Buys School Bonds?

Because school districts rarely have additional cash on hand, they must borrow money to fund substantial capital expenditures such as the construction of new facilities or major repairs. School bonds are a type of debt that school districts can use to raise funds. Promissory notes, like school bonds, are purchased by investors. The school district

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Who Buys Municipal Bonds?

Municipal bonds are typically used to fund capital projects rather than recurring expenses (such as salaries or government benefits). Schools, acute care hospitals, roads, highways, and bridges; airports; subways; seaports and marine terminals; water and wastewater facilities; multi-family housing; libraries and town halls; electric power and natural gas equipment for city-owned utilities; and other public

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Who Buys Mortgage Bonds?

Mortgage bonds are open-market investment products that are backed by residential real estate. These investments generate income and are considered a lower-risk option for more cautious investors because they are backed by real estate and government guarantees. Mortgage bonds are essentially a collection of mortgages backed by real estate and real property. When a home

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