2020 has been a turbulent year. The coronavirus pandemic has caused both a health and an economic crisis across the world, including the U.S. The economic impact of the novel coronavirus is unprecedented in its scale and the entire financial world is recovering from the shock. Many stocks have plummeted in value, investment portfolios have ...

Municipal bonds or munis are inarguably the safest long-term investments and highly popular among investors. In 2019, municipal bonds recorded their highest returns in five years. In fact, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Index rose 7.5 percent. These inherently safe investments are a type of loan made to the state or local governments to help them ...