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About WM Financial Strategies

  Summary of Qualifications  - A brief description of
       the experience, expertise and qualifications of
       WM Financial Strategies.

  Background - A description of the history of WM
       Financial Strategies and its current financial
       advisory activities.

  Resume - Resume for Joy A. Howard, principal of
       WM Financial Strategies.

  Services - An outline summary of the services
       provided by WM Financial Strategies. Further
       service details are provided for the following:

  General Obligation Bonds

  Lease Financing

  Experience - Municipal bond issues for which
       WM Financial Strategies has served as financial
       advisor.


News and Commentary

  News - Relating to the municipal bond market,
       economy and public finance.

  Commentary - Relating to public finance.

  Cox Missing in Action

  Bonds Gone Wild

  Competitive Bonds Sales - Is Saving Taxpayer's Money too Much Work?

  Too Many Economic Development Incentives?

  Election Contributions May Equate to Pay-to-Play
 

Home Page

  The Home Page - pictures of projects financed by WM Financial Strategies.
 

Resources

  Resources -  Articles and other information for
       mayors, council members, board members, city
       managers, school superintendents, and other
       elected and appointed public officials.

  Bank Qualified Bonds

  Bond Pricing - The Problem with Premium
     Pricing
 

  Bond Sale Methods (Competitive or Negotiated)

  Bonds Gone Wild - Recent Trends in the
     Municipal Bond Market

  Capital Planning

  Comparable Sales - The Fallacy of Comparable
     Bond Sales
 

  Defeasance

  Economic Indicators and Release Dates

  Illinois Bond Elections

  Missouri Bond Elections

  Missouri Lease Financing

  Municipal Bond Disclosure - History,
    Requirements and Services Provided by WMFS

  Municipal Bond Insurance

  Municipal Bond Ratings

  Municipal Bond Underwriting Spreads - How
    Underwriters Make Money

 Rates Over Time - Interest Rate Trends

  MSRB Rule G-23 - Underwriters Prohibited
    from Serving as Financial Advisors

  MSRB Rule G-17 - Underwriters' Role and 
    Disclosures

  Municipal Advisor Rule

  Role of a Municipal Advisor

 Links Page - with details of website content:

  Economy, Finance and Capital Markets

  Municipal and Other Bonds

  Federal Government

  Government Finance and Management

  Pertaining to Missouri

  Pertaining to Illinois

 

 

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WM Financial Strategies
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Suite 7
St. Louis, Missouri 63146
Phone (314) 423-2122
JHoward@munibondadvisor.com  

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