Uncertainty About the Exact Lives of Assets Prevents Precise Maturity

question 52

True/False

Uncertainty about the exact lives of assets prevents precise maturity matching in an ex post (i.e., after the fact) sense even though it is possible to match maturities on an ex ante (expected) basis.

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