The Return to Bondholders Is Guaranteed to Equal the Yield

question 84

True/False

The return to bondholders is guaranteed to equal the yield to maturity only if the bond is held until maturity.

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Definitions:

Systematic Risk

The risk inherent to the entire market or a market segment that cannot be mitigated through diversification, often influenced by factors like economic, political, and social changes.

Cost of Equity

The return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements, often estimated using models like the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).

Dividend Growth

Dividend growth is the rate at which a company's dividend payments to shareholders increase over time.

SML Approach

Refers to the Security Market Line approach, a graphical representation of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), showing the relationship between the expected return of a security and its beta (systematic risk).