Bond IQ Quiz

American Century Investments first conducted the Bond IQ Quiz in 1998, and the results for 2001 show that little has changed that year, only seven respondents were able to answer all 10 questions correctly. However, overall knowledge of bonds and bond mutual funds has dropped substantially over the past three years. Only 27 percent of those surveyed were able to answer at least half of the 10 questions correctly this year, compared to 35 percent in 1998. 

Following are results of the Bond IQ Quiz, which was given to 750 American investors. Percentages have been combined on questions where test participants indicated they "didn t know" or refused to respond. Correct answers are in boldface. 

American Century Investments 2001 Bond IQ Quiz (Continued ) ... 

Unfortunately, that relationship between maturity and price volatility is another bond basic about which many investors aren t well-informed, according to the American Century Bond IQ Quiz. 

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