Returns and Volatility of Low-Grade Bonds: 1977-1989.
This paper examines the risks and returns of long-term low-grade bonds for the period 1977-89. The authors find (1) low-grade bonds realized higher returns than higher-grade bonds and lower returns than common stocks, and low-grade bonds exhibited less volatility than higher-grade bonds due to their call features and high coupons; (2) there is no relation between the age of low-grade bonds and their relaxed returns; cyclical factors explain much of the observed reaction between default rates and bond age; and (3) low-grade bonds behave like both bonds and stocks. Despite this complexity there is no evidence that low-grade bonds are systematically over- or under-priced. Copyright 1991 by American Finance Association.
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1991
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Authors: | Blume, Marshall E ; Keim, Donald B ; Patel, Sandeep A |
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Journal of Finance. - American Finance Association - AFA, ISSN 1540-6261. - Vol. 46.1991, 1, p. 49-74
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American Finance Association - AFA |
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