A Muni Fund That Pays More

USAA Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term takes on a little more risk to pick up extra yield.

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It’s been a feeble year for municipal bond funds. But if you’re looking for decent yield and you’re in a high tax bracket, muni bonds, which pay interest that is generally free of federal income taxes, still make sense. A fund worth looking at is USAA Tax Exempt Intermediate-Term (symbol USATX).

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* Annualized for five years. @ Rankings exclude share classes of this fund with different fee structures or higher minimum initial investments. S Front-end load; redemption fee may apply. Data copyright 2014 Morningstar Inc.

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Miriam Cross
Miriam Cross
Associate Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Miriam lived in Toronto, Canada, before joining Kiplinger's Personal Finance in November 2012. Prior to that, she freelanced as a fact-checker for several Canadian publications, including Reader's Digest Canada, Style at Home and Air Canada's enRoute. She received a BA from the University of Toronto with a major in English literature and completed a certificate in Magazine and Web Publishing at Ryerson University.