Municipal Bonds Definition
Oakland Sues Major Financial Firms for Bid-Rigging, Conspiring to Cheat Taxpayers
On Wednesday, April 23, the City of Oakland filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against national financial firms such as AIG Financial Products, Bank of America, Bear Stearns, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia Bank and others.
Americas Watchdog Expands Its Investigations Into Schwab Yield Plus Investor Losses As Well As Larger Auction Rate Securities Victims
Americas Watchdog and its Wall Street Fraud Watchdog are expanding their investigations for investors who were sold a investment called Schwab Yield Plus, as well as larger auction rate securities victims, who have investments in ARPS or ARS, that exceed the retail settlements announced by the New York State Attorney General. According to Americas Watchdog, "If a bank or stock broker sold a product as cash equivalent, it should be just that. The investment should not have lost value, and it should be not be worth penny's on the dollar." Investors who have lost money in Schwab Yield Plus or larger auction rate securities victims should call the Wall Street Fraud Watchdog at 866-714-6466 or visit their Web site at http://WallSt ...
Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund Achieves Top Ranking in Category for 2007
According to Lipper, Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund was ranked number 1 of 158 intermediate term municipal bond funds for the one year ended December 31, 2007. In addition, all of the Baird Bond Funds with track records of at least 5 years were ranked in the top 25% of their respective categories. Baird Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund is among five bond mutual funds managed by Baird Advisors, the fixed income asset management team of Baird, an employee-owned international financial services firm.
David McMahon Joins Aravali Partners LLC
Top firm hires Morgan Stanley executive to further the Institutional Sales and business development efforts
PNC Issues Bonds to Pennsylvania Charter School
PNC announces $15.8 million in charter school tax-exempt bonds for MaST Charter School in Philadelphia. School plans to fund construction of new media center with proceeds.
If You Cant Afford to Retire...Move
According to Warren Bland, PhD, an award-winning author and geographer at Cal State, people have a great option. It's called "equity-take" that is, the difference in cost of comparable housing between your present community and the more affordable one to which you could move.
Ratings Collapse Discussed in the Latest Money and Markets
Martin D. Weiss, Ph. D. takes a closer look at the recent ratings collapse and advises on the possible outcomes this drop could create. In this issue of Money and Markets, Dr. Weiss examines risky investments along with Wall Street ratings.
The Bond Market and How You Can Benefit
In the investment world, there are two words we hear more than any others'stocks and bonds. While each can offer their own advantages and disadvantages, both should be included in your portfolio. As a general rule, stocks have outperformed bonds since 1926; returning 10.4 percent against government bonds? 5.4 percent showing.
The Wall Street Watchdog Demands Justice For The Innocent Victims Who Purchased Auction Rate Securities & Offers A Word To The Wise About Wall Str
For over a year Americas Watchdog's Wall Street Fraud Watchdog has been demanding justice for innocent victims who were sold a bill of goods called auction rate securities. Auction rate securities were sold as just like cash, liquid, safe, etc. While there have been settlements for some retail customers of what the group describes as, "the worst case of securities fraud in US history", the Wall Street Fraud Watchdog is still demanding settlements for the US citizens who purchased auction rate securities through Wells Fargo Bank, Oppenheimer, E-Trade & Raymond James. "What are the New York, Massachusetts, Missouri, & State of Washington Attorney Generals doing about these sellers? We are recommending that every au ...
Muriel Siebert, 'First Woman of Finance' to Ring New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell Today to Celebrate Her 40th Anniversary as First Woman Member
Muriel Siebert, Wall Street's "First Woman of Finance" and the Founder, Chairwoman, CEO and President of the brokerage firm that bears her name, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siebert Financial Corp. (Nasdaq symbol: SIEB) www.siebertnet.com will ring the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange today in New York at a Ceremony to celebrate her 40th Anniversary as the first woman member of the Exchange.
Bond Price Reporting is Improving, But Many Stockbrokers Still Hide Costs.
Christopher Cannon of FirsTrust in Daytona Beach contributes to Financial Advisor Magazine as an expert in the bond markets
Baird Intermediate Muncipal Bond Fund Navigates Uncertainty
Challenges Persist; Important for Municipal Bond Investors to be Aware of Risks
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog Offers To Help All Institutional and Retail Auction Rate Securities Victims
The Wall Street Watchdog is now offering to help both retail and institutional investors, whose auction rate securities investment has either been diminished, frozen, or both. According to the group, "how were institutional investors suppose to do due diligence when the banks, investment bankers or stock brokers were lying about the liquidity of auction rate securities." For more information institutional, or retail auction rate securities victims can call the Wall Street Fraud Watchdog anytime at 866-714-6466, or contact the group via its web site at Http://WallStreetFraudWatchdog.Com
Sparer Law Group Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund
Sparer Law Group has filed the first class action lawsuit on behalf of investors in the Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund. The lawsuit alleges that Oppenheimer misled investors by describing the fund as seeking income "consistent with preservation of capital," while purchasing lower grade bonds concentrated in the real estate industry. The net asset value of the Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund decreased by over 41% in 2008, losing more than $1.1 billion.
