Municipal bond market: 2020 update

Municipal bond market: 2020 update

The year 2020 has been uncharacteristically eventful for the municipal bond market, which has seen multiple shifts in direction in just a few short months. We check in with resident muni portfolio managers Chad Rach and Mark Marinella for a recap of the volatile year to date; a status report on muni mainstays such as airports, toll roads and hospitals in the midst of the pandemic; and a glimpse at what muni bond investors might expect for the second half of the year.

Chad Rach is a fixed income portfolio manager with 27 years of investment experience. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's from Marquette University.

Mark Marinella is a fixed income portfolio manager with 33 years of investment experience. He holds an MBA from Boston College and a bachelor's in economics from the University of Massachusetts. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Your host Matt Miller is the policy and communications advisor for Capital Group. An author and former Washington Post columnist, Matt was co-host of the public radio program Left, Right & Center.

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