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What is Duration?
Duration refers to the amount of time before a fixed income product will return the investment (principal and interest) to the investor.
The bigger the duration number, the greater the interest-rate risk or reward for bond prices. For example, an investor should generally expect to receive better interest from a 30-year duration bond versus a 10-year, since the investor has to hold the note for longer to receive all interest payments and principal.
Long duration bonds generally tend to be higher risk when interest rates are expected to rise, since prices would fall in that scenario, leaving the investor more exposed to volatility.
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What is Medicare Part C?
Medicare Part C, is a private plan that is mandated to be at least equal in coverage to Part A and Part B. There is a...
What is the Broadening Wedge Ascending (Bearish) Pattern?
The Broadening Wedge Ascending pattern forms when a stock price progressively makes higher highs and higher lows
Why Use Bitcoin?
Do you like security, speed, and low to zero transaction costs when conducting financial transactions? Bitcoin aims to offer all three
What is the Law of Demand?
The Law of Demand states that as prices increase, demand will decrease, and vice versa. That is to say, inversely related
What does “Buying on Weakness” Mean?
Instead of waiting for confirmation of reversal, “buying on weakness” means to go ahead and buy a long position...
What is currency convertibility?
Currencies may work fine in a particularly country, but certain currencies may not convert into other currencies or gold
What is a commodity swap?
Like a currency or interest rate swap, a commodity swap is a contractual agreement to trade one cash flow for another
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What is the adaptive market hypothesis?
The Adaptive Market Hypothesis uses theories of behavioral economics to update the aging Efficient Market Hypothesis