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It’s election season. Although you pays 4% interest, and you’re in the uid markets, so if you buy a muni
won’t be selecting either a new presi- 28% tax bracket. To determine the from one of these issuers, you may
dent or a new Congress, you may bond’s tax-equivalent yield, subtract need to hold it until it matures. Also,
well have the opportunity to vote on your tax rate (.28) from 1, giving munis are traded “over the counter”
something that can affect your city you .72. Then divide the bond’s rate, rather than on an exchange, so it can
or state: municipal bonds. However, or .4, by .72, giving you 5.5%. This sometimes be difficult to get a price
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just because you vote to give your means you would need to find a tax- quote for your bond, not to men-
January 10 - February 14
state or local government permission able bond that pays at least 5.5% to tion a buyer. These liquidity issues
to issue municipal bonds doesn’t equal the yield of a tax-free muni may not matter to you, however, if
mean you have to invest in them. paying 4%. you intend to hold your bond until
But should you? Even if you’ve determined that a maturity, collecting regular interest
Before you can answer that ques- tax-free muni’s yield compares favor- payments along the way and eventu-
tion, you need to know what munic- ably to that of a taxable bond, you ally receiving your principal back.
ipal bonds are and how they work. need to assess some of the poten- There is also credit risk when invest-
General obligation bonds are backed tial risks of owning munis. For one ing in bonds, where if the issuer de-
by property taxes and finance proj- thing, municipalities are clearly not faults you could potentially lose all
ects from cities, counties, school dis- exempt from the effects of the long of your principal.
tricts and states. Revenue bonds are and harsh recession we’ve experi- In any case, as long as you’ve done
backed by a specific revenue source enced. Consequently, some projects your research and gotten help from a
natural foods • remedies and finance hospitals, utilities, air- funded by munis may have trouble qualified financial professional, you
supplements • toys • supplies • gifts
ports, affordable housing and other generating the revenue needed to re- may find that municipal bonds can
public works. So when you invest in pay the bonds’ investors. benefit you — so give them some
a revenue bond, you are being some- Another potential issue to con- thought.
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your city or state. California, issue a great many bonds, ward Jones for use by Bill Bough-
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You can get other tangible ben- which are traded regularly. But some ton, Weaverville’s local Edward
efits from investing in municipal municipalities operate in more illiq- Jones Financial Advisor.
bonds, or “munis.” First, you’ll re-
ceive regular interest payments. Just
as importantly, these payments typi-
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The 16th annual Christmas Craft Bazaar at the Weaverville United
however, that they may be subject to
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall will be held from noon to 7 pm
the alternative minimum tax. Con-
on Nov. 13 and 9 am to 3 pm on Nov. 14. There will be more than 26
sequently, if you’re in an upper tax
crafters with unique, one of-a-kind items. Santa will be there to have
bracket, you may be especially inter-
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KEEP A LEVEL HEAD
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Still, before investing in a muni,
sponsors the event. For information, call 645-2367.
IN AN UP-AND-DOWN MARKET
you’ll want to determine its yield.
Basically, a bond’s yield is the rate
of return it promises at any given
Amid recent market volatility, we’ve seen substantial
price; when a bond’s price rises, its
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upswings and downturns. But when the market reacts one
yield usually falls, and vice versa.
The longer the time to a bond’s ma-
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way, it doesn’t mean you should, too. The actions you take
turity, the greater its interest rate
today can significantly impact your financial future.
risk. To compare the yield of a tax-
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