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According to the Arizona Republic, a new proposal to substitute a 401(k)-style plan for professional politicians and judges might save the public hundreds of millions of dollars.

The time may be right to refocus clients on the goals they expect to achieve with municipal bonds, and to take a good look at their portfolios.

Rather than blowing a Crime Stoppers-style windfall on new fire trucks, two R.I. towns have patched up their pension problems. If other towns could be so lucky.

Near all-time-low interest rates are creating massive demand for pension bond issues that have offered some very strong yields to investors - and relief to retirees.

Investors have had a nice four-year run in municipal bonds. Since the start of 2000, national long-term muni bond indexes have returned 8.5 percent annualized.

An attempt at solving Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension problem faces its first test Monday as a House committee considers a plan calling for more employee contributions and freezing cost-of-living increases for retirees.

Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois legislators will be meeting over the weekend to try to beat their own 'fiscal cliff,' a looming $96.8 billlion pension deficit.

Oakland's leaders took a risk by borrowing $213 million to cover pension payments, betting that the fund's investments will earn more than the bonds cost.