With the Federal Reserve holding its policy interest rate steady yet again at 4.25% to 4.5%, investors continue to enjoy above-average yields from fixed income. Compared to the pre-2022 era, both bond ...

Explore the Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund's Q3 2025 performance, market outlook, and Morningstar ratings. Discover ...

Interest rate volatility, federal spending cuts and tax policy uncertainty drove municipal bond returns lower early in the quarter. Security selection was the main driver of underperformance compared ...

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Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Summer 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. With congressional Republicans considering a menu of revenue-raising options to offset tax cuts, one ...

The dizzying speed at which the Trump administration is proposing and acting on changes to the federal budget and finding ways to generate additional revenue has now included the idea of marginalizing ...

You may have heard that key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), also known as the "Trump tax cuts," are set to expire at the end of this year. As a result, Republican lawmakers, ...

Having to pay tax on savings interest has boosted the popularity of the cash ISA. The annual ISA allowance allows individuals to shelter up to £20,000 a year without paying tax on interest earned – or ...

What Is an Unlimited Tax Bond? An unlimited tax bond is a type of municipal bond backed by the full taxing power of the issuing municipality or local government. These bonds enable local governments ...

It’s common knowledge that bond funds can help dampen portfolio volatility and generate steady monthly income, but what really matters is how much you keep after taxes. Take the Vanguard Total Bond ...