2009
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1289257
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Bond Ladders and Optimal Portfolios

Abstract: This paper examines portfolios within the framework of a dynamic asset-pricing model when investors can trade equity assets as well as bonds of many different maturities. We specify the model so that investors have demand for both a risky and a safe income stream. We characterize the resulting optimal equilibrium stock and bond portfolios and document that optimal bond investment strategies partly exhibit a ladder structure, if a sufficient number of bonds is available for trade. The main contribution of the p… Show more

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“…These portfolios commonly follow a passive investment strategy. Judd, Kubler, and Schmedders (2011) find that the length of bond ladder investments contributes positively to welfare.…”
Section: Bond Laddersmentioning
confidence: 86%
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“…These portfolios commonly follow a passive investment strategy. Judd, Kubler, and Schmedders (2011) find that the length of bond ladder investments contributes positively to welfare.…”
Section: Bond Laddersmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Schmidhammer (2018) shows that tenyear bond ladders significantly outperform short-term ones. Relying on Judd, Kubler, and Schmedders (2011) or Schmidhammer (2018), we apply ten-year bond ladders as a benchmark for the assets side in our analysis. For the liabilities side, bond ladders are systematically changed to model the different maturity transformation strategies.…”
Section: Bond Laddersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…32 See Calvo and Guidotti (1992) for a theory of government debt structure that explains why modern governments do not issue infinite-horizon bonds. 33 Judd et al (2011) provide a theoretical analysis of complex bond portfolios in such a setting.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%