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At Close: Jun 23, 2026
How a $500,000 Position in This Schwab Muni ETF Pays a Married Couple in the 32% Bracket an Extra $6,500 a Year in After Tax Income
09:42am, Tuesday, 16'th Jun 2026
In 2021, Elon Musk paid over $11 billion to the IRS (his 2026 federal tax may be significantly larger, due to the SpaceX IPO).
Boomer Retirement Wave Impacts Muni Bonds
05:23pm, Monday, 15'th Jun 2026
By some estimates, 11,000 baby boomers retire each and every day. For those keeping score at home, that works out to be 4.1 million boomers leaving the traditional workforce every year.
This $750,000 Municipal Bond Sleeve Pays a High-Earner Couple $33,000 a Year of Federal-Tax-Free Income
05:41am, Saturday, 06'th Jun 2026
A married couple filing jointly with $400,000 of taxable income occupies one of the highest tax brackets many affluent retirees and professionals will encounter before reaching the top tier. At that i
Holding the Wrong Bond ETF in the Wrong Account Quietly Costs Retirees Thousands a Year. The Fix Takes About Two Minutes.
08:57am, Wednesday, 03'rd Jun 2026
Tony Dong is the founder of ETF Portfolio Blueprint.
The Muni Bond Myth That Cost High-Earners Millions
04:48am, Thursday, 28'th May 2026
For decades, the playbook for high-income investors was almost reflexive: put municipal bonds in your taxable account, put Treasuries and corporates in your IRA.
The Tax Free Muni Bond Portfolio That Replaces a $75,000 Salary at $1.6 Million Invested
05:27am, Wednesday, 27'th May 2026
A $75,000 salary sits at the top of the U.S. median household range, but for a retiree in a high federal and state bracket, replacing it with taxable income means earning much more before Uncle Sam ta
Muni Bond Sales Surge in 2026
03:46pm, Friday, 22'nd May 2026
Bloomberg's Aashah Shah joins Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Real Yield." May has been a strong month for muni bond issuance, with about $35 billion of sales so far this year.
A Million-Dollar Portfolio. Two Vanguard Funds.
02:00pm, Friday, 22'nd May 2026
There is an old saying in investing that a portfolio is like a bar of soap: the more you touch it, the smaller it gets.
$500,000 in These 3 Tax Free Bond ETFs Pays $1,750 a Month for High Income Retirees
09:44am, Friday, 22'nd May 2026
High-bracket retirees face a math problem that taxable bond funds cannot solve: every dollar of interest income gets taxed at the federal marginal rate, often layered with a state tax bite.
High Earners Skip Treasuries for 3.9% Tax-Free Yield in Municipal Bonds
12:24pm, Monday, 18'th May 2026
For investors in the top federal tax bracket, the Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:PZA | PZA Price Prediction) offers something rare: a monthly paycheck the IRS cannot touch.
Are Municipal Bonds Primed for a Summer Rebound?
09:36am, Tuesday, 12'th May 2026
March's bout of geopolitical volatility affected investment approaches of all kinds, and municipal bonds were unfortunately no different. As just one example, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index fell m
Re-Electrification of the U.S.
10:58am, Saturday, 09'th May 2026
AI-driven electricity demand is forcing a decade of infrastructure spending into five years. The municipal bond market is becoming a primary financing channel for that buildout, creating income oppor
The “Two Popes” Fed: Why the Warsh-Powell Drama Could Burn Your Retirement Nest Egg
10:49am, Sunday, 03'rd May 2026
Your retirement check is about to get squeezed by a Fed civil war you did not vote for.
Are You Reinvesting Your RMD in 2026? Here Are Your Best Options
03:44am, Sunday, 26'th Apr 2026
There's at least one good RMD reinvestment option for every retiree.
$1 Million in Municipal Bonds Generates $50,000 Tax-Free Income That Beats Treasury Returns
09:53am, Tuesday, 21'st Apr 2026
A $1 million municipal bond portfolio yielding 5% generates $50,000 per year in interest income that the federal government cannot touch. For a married couple in the top tax bracket, that same $50,000
