Minneapolis, MN | April 28, 2022 | Erik Kelly, President There is no question that the rapid rise of interest rates in 2022 has come much...

In a welcome change from recent years, this year all three rating agencies have assigned a “Stable” outlook to the higher education sector..

2021 saw a continued demand for - and high issuance of - municipal bonds following record performance in 2020, though higher education...

Minneapolis, MN | December 8, 2021 | Erik Kelly, President | The Shield Traditions are a wonderful way to keep a sense of normalcy when,...

Minneapolis, MN | The Shield Newsletter | October 3, 2021 By: Brandon Lippold, Assistant Vice President In the last year and a half, the...

Minneapolis, MN | The Shield Newsletter | October 12, 2021 By: Erik Kelly, President Earlier this year we wrote an article about whether...

By: Erik Kelly, President | August 11, 2021 | Minneapolis, MN Last week on August 4th, Moody’s released the final version of their...

Minneapolis, MN | July 23, 2021 | Blue Rose Capital Advisors By: Sam Gruer, Managing Director The debt ceiling for the United States is...

By: Johan Rosenberg, Chairman Today’s popular economic narrative says to expect a strong recovery, with rising inflation at the same...

By: Erik Kelly, President We are now four months into the year and various credit and market developments continue to unfold, many of...

By: Scott Talcott, Senior Vice President Recently, Moody’s released a proposed update to their higher education rating methodology. The...

By: Maxwell Wilkinson, Assistant Vice President The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has created significant new challenges for all...

By: Brandon Lippold, Assistant Vice President Since we published our 2020 Mid-Year Market Update last June, the financial markets have...

By: Erik Kelly, President Key Public Finance Themes for 2021 It is just one month into calendar year 2021 and we are already seeing...

By: Erik Kelly, President There has been very little normalcy in calendar year 2020. We as a country, our communities, and each of us...

By: Erik Kelly, President Borrowers of long-term debt are always faced with this question: should we borrow on a fixed rate or a variable...

By: Brandon Lippold, Assistant Vice President Effective July 17, 2020, through September 30, 2020, Nonprofit entities can obtain federal...

By: Brandon Lippold, Associate Since we published our 2019 Municipal Market Year in Review market update in December, the financial...

The return of tax-exempt advance refundings, among other measures, could come soon. By: Erik Kelly, President of Blue Rose Capital...

In the 90-plus days since COVID-19 interrupted the 2020 Spring term in an historically unprecedented fashion, the credit rating agencies...