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| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
| Municipal Bonds |
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S&P National Bond Index
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3.00% |
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S&P California Bond Index
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2.96% |
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S&P New York Bond Index
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3.13% |
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S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
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0.70% |
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| S&P/BGCantor US Treasury Bond |
400.09 |
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| Preferred Stocks |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
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848.03 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
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636.26 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
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1,701.05 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
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1,276.26 |
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| REITs |
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S&P REIT Index
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174.07 |
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S&P REIT Index (TR)
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425.30 |
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S&P MLP Index
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2,469.58 |
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S&P MLP Index (TR)
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5,428.50 |
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Which Is Safer: Junk Debt Or Municipal Bonds? |
Seeking Alpha - Sept. 6, 2011 = By Michael A. Gayed
“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.” - Mae West
The Municipal bond market has largely been out of the news in recent weeks as the equity Summer Crash remains at the forefront. Long bonds have rallied substantially, indicating deflationary concerns as a result of weak economic data here in the U.S., and the very legitimate concerns over a Lehman-style event that could occur at any moment in Europe. However, there is a subtle change to how Muni bonds, which historically have acted as safe havens alongside Treasuries, are behaving in this increased volatility.
Take a look below at the price ratio of the iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund ETF (MUB) relative to the SPDR Lehman High Yield Bond ETF (JNK). As a reminder, a rising price ratio means the numerator/MUB is outperforming (up more/down less) the denominator/JNK. The purpose in doing this is to see if, given the environment, there is an underlying message regarding these two areas of the bond market.
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