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1.
The main advantage of inflation-adjusted securities is _______.
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They offer an investment that maintains its purchasing power. They manage this by paying interest rates that stay ahead of inflation.
2.
A bond's principal will lose its purchasing power over time unless it is adjusted for inflation.
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True. That is why some bonds adjust their interest rates to stay ahead of inflation.
3.
The time when a bond pays you back your principal is called its _______.
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Maturity. The maturity is the date on which you get your principal back.
4.
You don't have to pay state income taxes on interest earned from Treasury inflation-adjusted securities.
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True. You are exempt from state income taxes on interest earned from Treasury inflation-adjusted securities.
5.
Treasury inflation-adjusted securities come in maturities of five or 10 years.
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True. Maturities are for five or 10 years.