Average Maturity Financial Glossary

What is it? Bond investors can average the maturity dates of a portfolios debt securities to come up with the portfolios average maturity. Generally, the longer the average maturity, the greater the portfolios sensitivity to interest-rate changes, which means more price fluctuation.

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