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Our Approach to Municipal Bonds

September 17, 2023

Watch Time 1:12 MIN

Tamara Lowin, Senior Municipal Credit Analyst, explains how we examine municipal bonds thoroughly with particular attention to portfolio yield, duration, and credit exposure at different points in the interest rate cycle.

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