Question

Mr. Brown is in the 10 percent federal income tax bracket and wants to invest $10,000 in interest-earning assets. Mr. Black is in the 35 percent bracket and wants to invest $15,000. The current rate on a typical high-quality tax-exempt municipal bond is 3.5 percent and on a high-quality corporate bond is 4 percent. You are the financial advisor to both. Which investment would you recommend to each individual?

Answer 1

Based on the information given, the corporate bond will be recommended for Mr. Brown while the municipal bond will be recommended for Mr Black.

Mr Brown:

The after-yield tax on corporate bonds will be:

= Before tax yield × (1 - tax rate)

= 4% × (1 - 0.10)

= 3.60%

After tax yield on municipal bond will be:

= 3.5% × 1 = 3.5%

The corporate bond is recommended.

For Mr. Black

The after-yield tax on corporate bonds will be:

= 4% × (1 - 0.35)

= 2.60%

The after-yield tax on municipal bonds will be:

= 3.5% × 1

= 3.5%

Therefore, the municipal bond is recommended.

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