PMM

Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM) declares $0.032/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.55%Payable June 1; for shareholders of record May 24; ex-div May 21.See PMM Dividend Scorecard,

On January 29, 2021, Putnam Managed Municipal (NYSE:PMM) announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on March 1, 2021. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. Putnam Managed Municipal has an ex-divid...

Announcement of Periodic Review: Moody's announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Putnam Managed Muni Income Trust Inc. New York, January 22, 2021 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has completed a periodic review of the ratings of Pu...

The updated 19(a) monthly distribution notices for Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:PMM) and Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (NYSE:PMO) are now available. These informational notices provide further details on the sources of the funds’ mont...

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In years with presidential elections, we take a deeper dive into how the national election could impact state and local governments.Political risk is also an important component of our analysis, as the political party makeup of the executive and legislative branches can have a large impact on municipal bonds.We think it is unlikely we'll see any additional aid ahead of the election, but post-election we think the potential rises, particularly if Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins in the US presidential race.Regardless of the November election outcome, we are prepared to take advantage of any changes to the muni bond market where we see potential investment opportunities.

Municipal bonds are illiquid and tax-exempt and thus well targeted at very wealthy high-income individuals who face high tax rates.Given the racial disparity in wealth, it would be astounding if the disparity in municipal bond holding were not very large as well.To forestall a bankruptcy, you do not just lend money for current operations - you end up taking on past debts.

Municipal defaults and bankruptcies remain rare overall, even though they may have become more common over the last 10 years.At the end of 2019, the median rating for U.S. municipal credits had risen to Aa2 (2018: Aa3).We still believe that municipal bonds remain important to the core strategy of constructing an individual portfolio.