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In this installment of CNBC 101 — the investors' mini-seminar — learn the potential advantages of investing via municipal bond ETFs.
Muni exchange-traded funds (ETF):
-Hold basket of state and city bonds
-Often have tax-free yields, many now at record highs
Some have yields higher than taxable yields of similar-termed Treasurys.
CNBC's Bertha Coombs notes that the State of California sought to raise $4 billion through bond sales; instead, it amassed $5 billion.
Caveat: Muni yields can be volatile. Some have been moving between 25-50 basis points over the last 10 days.
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More Municipal Bond ETFs:
-PowerShares Insured National Municipal Bond Portfolio [PZA
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-Market Vectors-Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Short Municipal Index [SMB
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-PowerShares Insured California Muni Bond ETF [PWZ
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Compare with Treasury Bond ETFs:
-iShares Lehman 10-20 Year Treasury Bond [TLH
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-iShares Lehman TIPS Bond [TIP
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