1. An investor buys a 20-year semiannual bond with a coupon rate of 5% for $950. He...
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1. An investor buys a 20-year semiannual bond with a coupon rate of 5% for $950. He plans to hold the bond for 8 years and then sell it. The investor expects to reinvest the first 6 coupon payments at 4.5% and the next 10 payments at 5.5%. He also expects the bond's YTM at the end of the holding period to be 6%. Find annualized total return.
2. At which tax rate will investors prefer a corporate bond with a pre-tax yield-to-maturity of 12% and municipal security with a pre-tax yield-to-maturity of 9%? Please answer the above questions with proper solutions and answers.
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