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- REITs Second Quarter 2008 Recap Jul 23, 2008
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Market Environment
The second quarter REIT market movements included both a continuation of the rally from the January lows to mid May, and then a pullback through the end of the quarter driven by…
- Second Quarter 2008 Tax-Exempt Municipal Bond Market Review Jul 14, 2008
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Second Quarter 2008 Fixed Income Sector Returns (Pre-Tax)
Second Quarter 2008 Fixed Income Return per Unit of Duration
The past quarter continued to pose challenges for the municipal bond…
- Second Quarter 2008 Fixed Income Market Review Jul 14, 2008
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Second Quarter 2008 Fixed Income Sector Returns
Second Quarter 2008 Fixed Income Return per Unit of Duration
Skyrocketing energy prices, inflationary threats, worsening credit conditions and…
- First Quarter 2008 Tax-Exempt Muni Bond Market Review Apr 17, 2008
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Despite recent headline news regarding the credit problems with monoline insurers, the collapse of the auction-rate market and an economic slowdown, the municipal market offers investments with…
- First Quarter 2008 Fixed Income Market Review Apr 17, 2008
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Against a backdrop of troubled world markets and deteriorating economic conditions, the Federal Reserve lowered its target for the federal funds rate by 75 basis points to 3.50% at its inter-meeting…