##  [# Hot Reads: Muni Outlook Bright For 2021](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-muni-outlook-bright-2021) 

 

# Hot Reads: Muni Outlook Bright For 2021

 

 

Also, Biden unveils his $1.9 trillion relief plan.



 

 

 

 

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**[2021 Muni Outlook: Reasons For Optimism](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/01/14/2021-municipal-outlook-reasons-for-optimism)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
 Stimulus and vaccines bode well for municipal bonds.

[**Biden Unveils $1.9T Relief Plan**](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-stimulus/biden-unveils-plan-to-pump-1-9-trillion-into-pandemic-hit-economy-idUSKBN29J1B1) (Reuters)  
 The aid package includes another round of direct stimulus checks and more.

**[BlackRock Now Has $8.7T In Assets](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/investing/blackrock-earnings-ishares-etfs/index.html)** (CNN)  
 Owner of popular iShares ETFs reported earnings and revenue for Q4 that topped forecasts.

**[How To Play ARK Space ETF Before It Goes Live](https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/21/01/19155825/how-to-play-ark-space-exploration-etf-before-it-goes-live)** (Benzinga)  
 Investors don’t have to wait for ARK space enthusiasm; other ETFs are already pricing it in.

**[What Changing The Social Security Retirement Age Could Do](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/how-raising-the-social-security-retirement-age-could-affect-benefits.html)** (CNBC)  
 A recent congressional report examines what effects the changes could have.

**[Gold $3,000?](https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2021/01/11/gold-3000/)** (CFA Institute)  
 What happened to the negative correlation between the price of gold and the US dollar?

**[Be Prepared For Things To Get Weird](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/01/its-time-to-prepare-for-markets-economy-to-get-weird/)** (A Wealth Of Common Sense)   
 Changes are likely coming, with higher GDP growth, higher inflation and higher interest rates expected.

**[Short Interest In World’s Biggest ETF Plunges To Decade Lows](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/short-interest-in-world-s-biggest-etf-plunges-to-decade-lows?srnd=etfs)** (Bloomberg)  
 Is first-quarter euphoria taking hold for “**[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)**”?

**[ETF Wrap: Stagflation, Space, Crypto &amp; Conversions](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/etf-wrap-stagflation-space-crypto-and-conversions-11610643607)** (MarketWatch)  
 Plus, are gold miners undervalued?



 

 

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