In 2012, the S&P 500 Increased 16

question 87

Multiple Choice

In 2012, the S&P 500 increased 16%. Given the low interest rate environment, many large companies had to pour billions of dollars into their pension funds. This example illustrates ________.

• A) horizon analysis
• B) convexity
• C) cash flow matching and dedication
• D) duration mismatch

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Definitions:

Life Review

A process often undertaken in older adulthood, where individuals reflect on their lives, interpreting and reinterpreting their experiences and decisions.

Continuity Theory

The perspective that older adults strive to maintain continuity and consistency in self across the past and into the future; successful elders retain a sense that they are the same person they have always been despite physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes.

Successful Aging

Demonstrating high levels of physical, social, and psychological well-being in advanced age.

Sexuality

The capacity for sexual feelings, a person's sexual orientation or preference, and the way they experience and express themselves as sexual beings.