Overview of Municipal Debt Outline

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I: Types of Municipal Debt

Identify the different types and purposes of short and long term debt
Differentiate between Revenue and General Obligation Bonds
Describe advantages of municipal debt
Enumerate risks in investing in municipal debt

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II: Analyzing a Municipal Issuer

Establish a framework to analyze key factors impacting a municipality
Economics
Demographic changes
Business trends
Political risk

Case Study

III: Financial analysis of Municipal Debt

Discuss process of obtaining municipal financials
Evaluate municipality's accounting methodologies and reporting process
Describe a municipality's contingent obligations

IV: Identifying Warning Signals

Enumerate potential red flags negatively influencing municipalities
Develop a framework to identify warning signals

Exercise

Summary Conclusion and Question and Answer Session