Riding the Waves: Five Trends Shaping Municipal Bond Markets in 2024
After spending much of 2022 and 2023 lower, municipal bonds may have plenty of strength to win this year. That’s because five distinct themes.
Aaron Levitt
Aaron Levitt is an independent investment analyst and author living in State College, Pennsylvania. His work appears in several high profile publications in both print and on the web. As an advocate for long-term globally oriented investing, Aaron believes that exchange traded funds have leveled playing field for Main Street. Following global macro-economic trends, investors now have several avenues to create great long term portfolios. Aaron is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he studied Economics and International Business. Aside for helping regular investors develop winning portfolios, his current projects include writing his first book about investing in North America’s changing energy landscape.
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