average maturity

average maturity definition - finance
The average time before bonds or other fixed-income investments mature. Often cited as a measure in mutual fund portfolios. The longer the average maturity, the greater the risk of rising interest rates.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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