OT: Fixed Income, Bonds & CDs

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**Fixed Income, Bonds & CDs** 
AS OF 11:07 AM ET 08/17/2022
**Median Yield                  3mo    6mo    9mo    1yr    2yr    3yr    5yr    10yr   20yr   30yr+**
CDs (New Issues)              2.35%  2.65%  2.85%  2.90%  3.25%  3.30%  3.40%  3.90%  --     --
BONDS
U.S. Treasury                 2.58%  2.95%  3.11%  3.20%  3.30%  3.28%  3.06%  2.89%  3.37%  3.15%
U.S. Treasury Zeros           2.35%  2.66%  2.90%  3.09%  3.19%  3.10%  3.05%  3.00%  3.49%  3.13%
Agency/GSE                    2.82%  2.64%  3.15%  3.26%  3.34%  3.41%  3.30%  3.61%  3.43%  4.05%
Corporate (Aaa/AAA)           1.57%  2.56%  2.99%  2.96%  3.29%  3.29%  3.14%  --     --     4.05%
Corporate (Aa/AA)             2.42%  2.60%  3.17%  2.99%  3.27%  3.43%  3.36%  3.71%  4.47%  4.51%
Corporate (A/A)               2.08%  2.76%  3.15%  3.35%  3.49%  3.69%  3.70%  4.06%  4.52%  4.44%
Corporate (Baa/BBB)           2.31%  2.95%  3.39%  3.58%  3.96%  4.13%  4.20%  4.85%  5.02%  4.97%
Municipal (Aaa/AAA)           1.98%  1.95%  2.00%  1.98%  1.04%  1.33%  1.91%  2.39%  3.43%  3.50%
Municipal (Aa/AA)             1.99%  1.92%  2.00%  1.99%  1.04%  1.37%  1.91%  2.47%  3.45%  4.12%
Municipal (A/A)               2.07%  2.01%  2.05%  2.02%  1.50%  1.65%  2.10%  2.64%  3.69%  3.65%
Taxable Municipal*            1.35%  1.87%  2.25%  2.14%  2.54%  3.15%  3.69%  4.09%  4.30%  4.34%

GD_

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Taxfree ETF's that pay monthly div's.
       1yr yld	
Taxfree 5.04%	NEA	Nuveen Amt-Free Quality Municpl Incm Fnd
Taxfree 5.34%	NVG	Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Crdt Inc Fund
Taxfree 5.77%	NMZ	Nuveen Municipal High Income Oppty Fund
Taxfree 6.06%	PML	Pimco Municipal Income Fund II
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Be cautious about high yield muni bond funds. High-rated munis usually yield less than comparable bonds that are fully taxable. If they yield more, it’s likely that the municipality or other debtor has shaky credit and may be on the verge of bankruptcy. Many are.

Wendy

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https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/yieldcurve.php

https://stockcharts.com/freecharts/candleglance.html?$IRX,$U…

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BAMLC0A4CBBB

If you want to shop Treasuries, here’s the auction schedule. Individuals will need to set up an account on the Treasury Direct web site which appears to date to 1980. Link to a bank account to transfer money.
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/instit.htm?upcoming

Wendy

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These are CEFS, not ETFS, so trade at prem or disc to NAV. Most of these are also levered 30-40% and return capital which is why the high “yields”.

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