Yield curves plot bond interest rates over different contract lengths. Contract lengths vary from two months to twenty years. Yield curves are often used to compare the yield of what a bond pays to ...

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A version of this article was published in the November 2015 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of ETFInvestor here. Flaw of Averages Duration, by itself, is a crude ...

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