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If one adds up all payments made by a zero-coupon bond issuer, they will be much...

If one adds up all payments made by a zero-coupon bond issuer, they will be much higher than coupon payments made to coupon bond buyers. However, making such a comparison will be wrong. Why?

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Zero coupon bonds pay only at the time of maturity and no cash flows before that. But coupon bonds pay cash flows before maturity as well. So, such a comparison is wrong because it ignores time value of money. Coupon payments can be reinvested and the value of all the reinvested coupons will be higher.

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