PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Pavan Wadhwa TI - Municipals as an Asset Class AID - 10.3905/joi.2005.517178 DP - 2005 May 31 TA - The Journal of Investing PG - 84--91 VI - 14 IP - 2 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/14/2/84.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/14/2/84.full AB - This article discusses various aspects of the municipal market, including size, investor client base, and issuance trends. It examines the general market behavior of municipals relative to taxables and how to best hedge cash bond as well as recent relative value opportunities in the market, their risk and reward profile, and how a portfolio manager might have taken advantage of them.