Summary: Terry Smith discusses climate change and ESG driven investing using Smith’s ESGradings.
Date of production: May 22, 2020
… More Rieger Report® Interview: JR interviews Terry Smith, CEO of Smith’s Research & Gradings
Summary: JR compares contrasts two styles of intermediate municipal bond ETFs, one passive and one actively managed.
Summary: Mid-May munis coming back into demand as munis yields drop driving prices higher. However, Investment grade munis have still been outpaced from a YTD total return perspective by investment grade corporate bonds as concerns mount about the COVID-19 impact on state & local governments.
… More Rieger Report®: Municipal v. US Treasury & Corporate Bonds
Summary: JR compares contrasts two styles of municipal bond ETFs, one passive and one actively managed.
Summary: The Coronavirus pandemic, historic volatility and the Fed’s response are creating a unique market environment for municipal bonds. Three experts examine the impact on local and state issuers, different muni sectors and credit strength; JR Rieger (Owner, The Rieger Report), Chris Johns (Portfolio Manager, Aquila Group of Funds) and Grant Dewey (Head of Municipal Capital Markets, Build America Mutual).
Date of production: May 4, 2020
Summary: The Rieger Report (R) ranks the two global bond ETFs: #1 GRNB and #2 BGRN. Learn why.
… More Rieger Report®: Global Green Bond ETF Rankings – VanEck’s GRBN #1
Summary: April reflected market volatility as the IHS Markit Municipal Analytics Curve steepened. High grade munis were outpaced from a total return perspective by high quality corporate bonds as concerns mount about the COVID-19 impact.
Summary: Outflows show investor sentiment for munis shifted so far in April, even with that trend, munis remain relatively attractive on the short end of the curve.
Summary: JR compares the taxable yields of bonds issued by Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation to the IHS Markit and identifies a paradox on the short-end of the curve.
Summary: March 2020 markets push munis cheaper side relative to U.S. Treasuries yields.
