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The following is an excerpt from "They Really, Really Want Your Money," To see the full article, click the link above.

Although there are a number of worthy contenders, right now municipal bonds may be the worst investment class on the planet. Although it is tax-free, interest received is microscopic, subjecting holders to significant price risk when rates head back up. State and local governments are careening towards the brick wall of their unfulfillable promises, which translates into substantial credit risk. When they run into trouble, bondholders will be just another class of combatants in lengthy, convoluted political and judicial food fights. Save yourself the heartburn. Let somebody else lend to governments that so desperately want your money.