Municipal Bond Portfolios are carefully selected for quality, value and stable income generation. These portfolios are designed to generate above average, long-term, risk-adjusted rates of return, while at the same time placing a strong emphasis on the preservation of capital. We select tax-exempt bonds with investment grade credit quality and high market liquidity to reduce portfolio volatility and provide steady income.

Municipal Bond Portfolios are structured to meet your unique investment objectives. Each municipal bond portfolio is personalized to match your risk profile, tax sensitivity and income requirements. These portfolios are comprised of high quality investment grade tax-exempt bonds that ensure greater after-tax income and tax-exempt capital appreciation. We continuously monitor each municipality's financial strength in an effort to anticipate a change in the credit rating and diversify investments accordingly.

As an active bond manager, we select bonds in economic and industry sectors that represent attractive values. We extensively examine government monetary and fiscal policies and analyze the yield curve to identify the best relative values among maturities, municipalities and bond issues. Furthermore, these bonds are selected by state and diversified by city, municipality and maturity.

Our sensitivity analysis monitors the changes in the interest rate and tax environment to discover attractive opportunities for investment. Consideration of the yield curve enhances our ability to select the municipal bonds that meet our well-established risk/reward criteria.

We focus on high quality, investment-grade municipal bonds, exhibiting high relative market liquidity coupled with attractive relative income based on the yield curve and bond spreads. Bond holdings are selected by state and further diversified by city, municipality and maturity. Our quantitative credit spread analysis enhances our fundamental analysis of each municipality's unique characteristics. In addition, we provide our clients access to a broad selection of bonds through our position in the institutional bond marketplace.