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Know the Situations When Munis Don’t Offer Tax-Free Benefits - ot investing 101
Know the Situations When Munis Don’t Offer Tax-Free Benefits
Many fixed-income investors gravitate towards municipal debt as an investment option because of the tax-free income; for some, this single benefit is enough to relinquish the potential for higher coupons on other alternatives like corporate debt or equity investments.