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Who buys muni bonds and why

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardlehmann/2018/11/03/who-buys-municipal-bonds-and-why/#3ad3fd675df3

Due to taxes issues I may buy lots hy muni bonds this yr fyi... Jn

-As a student of municipal bond defaults I was mystified for many years by the question of why individual investors chose to invest heavily in low yielding municipal bonds. The main attractions touted by them was their freedom from federal income taxes, but this did not explain why so many retirees and individuals of limited taxable income also chose to make muni bonds a significant part of their investment portfolio. In fact, many made this their entire venture into securities investing.-

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