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Bond of the Day

Description: City of Stockton Community Facilities District No. 99-02 Special Tax Bonds
Amount: 175m
Coupon: 5.875%
Maturity: 9/1/37
Yield: 7.30%YTM
Price: $83.132

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Corporate Bond of the Day

Description: Kinder Morgan
Amount: 250m
Coupon: 5.15%
Maturity: 03/01/15
Yield: 5.817%
Rating: Ba1/BB/BB+
Price: 97

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California GO Bonds

Alamo Capital has been appointed as co-manager for the upcoming State of California Department of Water Resources Revenue Bonds. These bonds will be priced the week of November 16. More details will be posted here as soon as they become available.

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News and Analysis

Is there such a thing as a TAX-FREE retirement?

Chuck Boneck, November 5, 2009

There's one silver lining to the current economic malaise. With portfolios and incomes down, this could be an opportune time to convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. If your income limits are too high to qualify you for a conversion, be aware that, in 2010, the IRS is... (continue)

Winter is Here, Get Ready to Spring into Action

Russell Meers, October 19, 2009

The Dow Industrials and the Dow Transports have moved above their September highs. This bodes well for the near-term market action. The Dow has now moved up more than 3,400 points since its lows in March, 2009. Before getting too comfortable, let's realize that it's typical for markets to recover... (continue)

Muni Bliss

John Sadeghi, October 6, 2009

Demand for municipal bonds has surged dramatically in the last few months. Most traders and analysts attribute this spike in demand to the practically non-existent returns of alternative investments. With money market rates well below one percent and one year CD rates of 2%, investors are realizing that the cost... (continue)