Investors poured more than $15 billion into municipal bond funds in the first eight weeks of the year, the most over that period in at least 13 years
Investors poured more than $15 billion into municipal bond funds in the first eight weeks of the year, the most over that period in at least 13 years, according to research firm Municipal Market Analytics.
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