At first glance, the 30-day SEC yield on municipal bond funds may seem lower than that of comparable taxable bond funds. However, this isn't the best metric for evaluating tax-free income.

Tax-free municipal bonds offer savings on federal and possibly state taxes. Investing through municipal bond funds simplifies the process of building a diversified portfolio. Vanguard and iShares ...

Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug For the ultra-wealthy, municipal bonds aren't just about earning interest. They're a way to ...

A peculiarity of the tax code gives fund investors an advantage over bond investors. Say a bond comes out at par and sinks to 90 cents on the dollar as rates rise. If you buy at 90 and redeem at 100, ...

Franklin Federal Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund underperformed its benchmark. Click here to read the full commentary.

Rowe Price Georgia Tax Free Bond Fund earns a High Process Pillar ... Compared with other funds in the Muni Single State Long Morningstar Category, this fund has been consistently sensitive ...

Schwab California Tax-Free Bond Fund ™ earns an Average ... Finally, during the past few years, the fund leaned towards municipal bonds. In this month, the strategy also leaned more towards ...

Many investors — especially high-income ones living in high-tax states — benefit from owning state and local municipal bonds for their tax advantages.

From little-known developers to the nation’s largest homebuilders in Lennar and DR Horton, dozens of companies have turned to ...

Franklin New York Intermediate-Term Tax-Free Income Fund fared better than its benchmark. Click here to read the full ...