[SIE] 21, Municipal Bonds - General Obligation

28/12/2025 3 min
[SIE] 21, Municipal Bonds - General Obligation

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Episode Synopsis

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and CFP designation. He is passionate about opening up information to help everyone prepare better for financial certification exams. This episode covers content for the SIE Exam.

In this episode you will learn:
- The fundamental difference between General Obligation (GO) bonds and revenue bonds.
- Why GO bonds are uniquely backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the issuer.
- The critical role of voter approval before a municipality can issue new GO bond debt.
- The key factors used to perform credit analysis on a GO bond, focusing on the issuer's economic health.
- How to identify common exam traps, such as confusing the analytical factors for GO and revenue bonds.

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