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Fixed Income After-Tax Returns: How Corporate Bonds Beat Munis
Fixed Income After-Tax Returns: How Corporate Bonds Beat Munis
Nov 4, 2017

Many people invest in municipal bonds because they believe munis drive higher after-tax returns than corporate bonds.  This blog post shows this is not always the case. ... Read more

Corporate Bond Investment Returns Through September 30, 2017
Corporate Bond Investment Returns Through September 30, 2017
Oct 14, 2017

Steve Shaw's investment-grade corporate bonds are up 11.14% through 9/30 compared to 3.15% for the world's largest bond ETF.  Learn how he did it by reading this blog post.Investment-Grade Corporates Up 11.14%The corporate bonds I own... Read more

The Bondcast -- Now Available Online!
The Bondcast -- Now Available Online!
Sep 28, 2017

On September 26, BondSavvy hosted the premier of The Bondcast at the Morristown Hyatt where founder Steve Shaw presented his latest corporate bond investment recommendations.  This presentation is now... Read more

Corporate Bond Investing Myth #1 -- You Get Ripped Off if You Sell
Corporate Bond Investing Myth #1 -- You Get Ripped Off if You Sell
Aug 25, 2017

The scoop: Contrary to what everyone has told you, individual investors can sell corporate bonds at a fair price.  Across different parts of the BondSavvy site, including this page, we have shown how owning a select group of individual... Read more

How Bond ETFs Lower Your Returns and Hurt Asset Allocation
How Bond ETFs Lower Your Returns and Hurt Asset Allocation
Aug 8, 2017

Hardly a day goes by without a story about how ETFs are revolutionizing the investment world.  There are now many articles and posts praising bond ETFs, but what's been missing from the analysis... Read more

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