A Portfolio Is Equally Invested in Securities with 1-, 2-

question 5

Multiple Choice

A portfolio is equally invested in securities with 1-, 2-, and 3-years to maturity. Each year as the 1-year securities mature, the funds are reinvested in 3-year securities. This is an example of which investment strategy?

• A) Barbell maturity strategy
• B) Riding the yield curve
• C) Laddered maturity strategy
• D) Timing maturity strategy
• E) Cycle maturity strategy

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