“Detroit went bankrupt, but so what? Its own decades-long gross political mismanagement, corruption and incompetence pushed the city over the cliff into bankruptcy. Why should we care? The largest Chapter 9 filing in U.S. history will reverberate well beyond this once- bustling city and its creditors. What’s most threatening to muni bond investors, and in fact all investors, is whether the city’s general obligation bonds are secured or unsecured issues. General obligation bonds, backed by a city’s ability to levy taxes to pay interest and principal, are thought to be the safest of all munis. Detroit is putting this to the test.”
http://moneymorning.com/2013/08/02/this-could-shake-muni-bonds-to-the-core/
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