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''Fraud - investment.''
This means that prevailing market yields are higher for longer maturities.  


A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud.


An illusion of high rates of investment return is created by making payments to early investors out of the proceeds from later investments.
Also known as a 'rising yield curve'.
 
This is an unsustainable structure, dependent for its continuation on attracting ever-larger numbers of investors.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Fraud]]
* [[Forward yield]]
* [[Misrepresentation]]
* [[Zero coupon yield]]
* [[Pyramid scheme]]
* [[Par yield]]
 
* [[Yield curve]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
* [[Flat yield curve]]
[[Category:Investment]]
* [[Falling yield curve]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
* [[Rising yield curve]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
* [[Negative yield curve]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 14:51, 13 November 2015

This means that prevailing market yields are higher for longer maturities.


Also known as a 'rising yield curve'.


See also