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laddering

7.8

A way of buying similar investments that mature at different times to reduce risk

noun
/ˈlædərɪŋ/

Specialized

: escalonamiento

To ensure steady income, she explained the benefits of laddering various CDs to maximize her returns.
laddering scheme

Examples

And that just means that if, if you've bought this ladder of, of different expirations bonds, there'll always be something expiring soon.
Many investors use laddering as a strategy to manage risk by investing in bonds with different maturity dates.
By employing laddering, investors can minimize the impact of interest rate fluctuations on their portfolios.

How Risk-Averse

maximin

Specialized

9.9

laddering

Specialized

7.8

Surface Forms

laddering singular

ladderings plural

Morphology

laddering = ladder (transparent) = ladder + ing

Derived from the verb 'ladder' + the productive nominalizing '-ing'; the meaning 'practice of arranging investments with staggered maturities' is a direct, metaphorical extension.

Etymology

Laddering comes from ladder, which has 'steps' or 'rungs' at different heights. So, laddering in finance is putting investments at different dates like rungs on a ladder to reduce risk and get regular returns.