5y risk free bond with a starting yield of 20% and flat yield curve. Assume you sell it every year after 1 year and buy a new 5y bond. In scenario 1 yield declines 2% per year for ten years. In scenario 2 yield is constant. Which scenario has higher returns after a decade?
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Despite the massive drop in rates it's 2, the higher yield eventually beats the gains from duration. Was a bit surprising to me.pic.twitter.com/mipcssd2oJ
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1/ Why the bond bull market had almost nothing to do with declining interest rates
(and why you shouldn't
on roll yield or leverage)
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on roll yield or leverage)
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(I wrote about this back in 2017 too: https://blog.thinknewfound.com/2017/04/declining-rates-actually-matter/ …)
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