Bond Ladders: Higher Interest Income with Less Risk

Book description

This Element is an excerpt from Higher Returns from Safe Investments: Using Bonds, Stocks, and Options to Generate Lifetime Income (9780137003358)by Marvin Appel. Available in print and digital formats.

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Using “ladders” to manage the tradeoffs between short- and long-term bond investing.

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The bond investor faces a conundrum. On one hand, interest rates are historically low, even though there is a glut of government bonds for sale and inflation looms as a threat. These considerations argue for short-term bonds. On the other hand, you can get higher rates with long-term bonds--especially in the municipal bond market. If you’re undecided, bond laddering may help....

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Product information

  • Title: Bond Ladders: Higher Interest Income with Less Risk
  • Author(s): Marvin Appel
  • Release date: June 2010
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780132120371