Investment advisors are recommending a shift from tax-free bonds to target maturity schemes, a debt product offered by mutual funds.
While yields on tax-free bonds remain weighed down at 4.9-5%-levels, target maturity schemes are offering better returns of 6.8-6.9% on average. Investors must, however, shift money to target maturity funds for at least three years to get the benefit of indexation that will significantly improve their post-tax returns.
