Summary: JR Rieger of the Rieger Report® and Assured Guaranty’s Randy Gerardes outline some of the factors driving volatility in the municipal bond market and whether or not the turbulence will continue. They also cover ways to manage risk, how insured bonds can create value, and how to approach muni exposure in a rising rate environment.
Date of production: February 16, 2022
Summary: JR Rieger of The Rieger Report® and Whitney Fitts of Appleton Partners discuss supply/demand factors, rate hikes, and key considerations for muni investors in 2022.
Date of production: January 13, 2022
Summary: JR Rieger of The Rieger Report® and Whitney Fitts of Appleton Partners discuss supply/demand factors, rate hikes, and key considerations for muni investors in 2022.
Date of production: January 13, 2022
Summary: Municipal Bond Investors Digest Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Build America Mutual’s Juliet Stiehl and JR Rieger of the RiegerReport.com discuss the implications of Congress passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, the uptick in insurance utilization, muni performance year-to-date, and what municipal bond investors can expect in the final stretch of 2021.
Date of production: November 9, 2021
Summary: JR gives it straight – investment-grade municipal bonds have outperformed in 2021 but with yields driven so low the yields of potential new purchases of muni bonds are unattractive relative to other options. Get the scoop in this 5-minute podcast.
Date of production: August 2, 2021
Summary: Munis have been relentless this summer with yields compressing further, says JR Rieger of the Rieger Report. He joins Aquila’s Chris Johns for a conversation about infrastructure spending, muni performance, and positioning portfolios in the current environment.
Date of production: July 29, 2021
Summary: Aquila Group of Funds Portfolio Manager Chris Johns and JR Rieger of the Rieger Report discuss their outlooks for the months ahead, the prospect of higher taxes, and which areas of the muni market are seeing the most demand.
Date of production: May 6, 2021
Summary: Randy Gerardes of Assured Guaranty and JR Rieger of The Rieger Report discuss volatility in the municipal bond market, the impact of stimulus measures, and the value of insured municipal bonds.
Date of production: April 19, 2021
… More Muni Bond News: Opportunities in Insured Municipal Bonds
Summary: Greg Pacifico of Build America Mutual and JR Rieger of The Rieger Report discuss the impact of the American Recovery Plan, the winter storms in Texas, and infrastructure spending.
Date of production: April 1, 2021
Summary: Municipal bonds held strong in March 2021 while government and corporate bonds take a bit of a beating as rates move higher pushing prices down. Hear the good news about municipal bonds.
Date of production: April 1, 2021
