The advantage to owning zero-coupon bonds is that
A) there is no risk that the interest over the life of the bond will have to be reinvested at a lower rate.
B) they are insured by the federal government and hence default risk is zero.
C) their coupon payments are made annually instead of semi-annually.
D) interest payments are not taxed on the amount of the interest earned each year.
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