Short duration mitigates credit risk more than rating
The guest argued that a short maturity provides more certainty about an issuer's ability to repay than a high credit rating alone, allowing for taking on higher-yielding credit risk.
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CONTESTED · 16 MENTIONS · 10 EPISODES · 6 SHOWS
22 JUL 2026 — 7 AUG 2026 · YESTERDAY
11 SUPPORT · 3 CHALLENGE · 2 REPEAT
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
3 EPISODES BETWEEN · 3 MENTIONS
- THOUGHTFUL MONEY
- BARRON'S STREETWISE
- EXCESS RETURNS
- THE ACQUIRERS PODCAST · 2 MENTIONS
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE · 4 MENTIONS
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- BLOOMBERG SURVEILLANCE
- BARRON'S STREETWISE · 3 MENTIONS
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- Short duration mitigates credit risk more than rating · THIS IDEA
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