You expect interest rates to rise on five year bonds by

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You expect interest rates to rise on five-year bonds by 1 percent per year over the next three
years from their artificially low rate of 2 percent. Currently you can buy the following securities at
the yields listed below. You invest $10,000 into each bond and spend the income from the
portfolio. Refer to Table 18-11 for the structure of this problem.1-year bond 0.50%2-year bond
1.00%3-year bond 1.50%4-year bond 1.75%5-year bond 2.00%a. Build a five-year bond ladder
with the above data and compute the annual rate of return.b. At the end of the first year,
reinvest the $10,000 that matures into a new five-year bond and compute the return on the
portfolio.c. At the end of the second year, reinvest the $10,000 that matures into a new five-year
bond and compute the return on the portfolio.d. Finally, at the end of the third year, rates have
peaked and you reinvest the $10,000 that matures into another five-year bond. Compute the
yield on your portfolio.e. How much did the return on the last portfolio differ from the return on
the beginning portfolio?View Solution:
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