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A bond is considered investment grade or IG if its credit rating is BBB− or higher by Fitch Ratings or S&P, or Baa3 or higher by Moody's, the so-called "Big Three" credit rating agencies. Generally they are bonds that are judged by the rating agency as likely enough to meet payment obligations that banks are allowed to invest in them.
Top bond funds for retirement portfolios. Here are some of the best bond funds to consider for your retirement portfolio. *Note: Data as of April 1, 2024. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)
(See "Basis point spread" in table to right.) Looking at rated bonds for 1973–89, the authors found a AAA-rated bond paid 43 "basis points" (or 43/100 of a percentage point) over a US Treasury bond (so that it would yield 3.43% if the Treasury yielded 3.00%). A CCC-rated "junk" (or speculative) bond, on the other hand, paid over 7% (724 basis ...
The appeal of retirement age flexibility is the focal point of an actuarial approach to retirement spend-down that has spawned in response to the surge of baby boomers approaching retirement. The approach is based on personal asset/liability matching process and present values to determine current year and future year spending budget data points.
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For example: Assume the index is the S&P 500, a one-year point-to-point method is used, and the annuity has an 8% cap. The $100,000 annuity could credit anything between 0% and 8% based on the change in the S&P 500. The cap, 8% in this example, is determined by how much is afforded by budget which is usually at or near the 4% fixed rate.
Once you hit 50, you can make an extra contribution to a tax-advantaged retirement account each year. The Internal Revenue Service determines the amount, which is $7,000 in 2022.
S&P Global [1] Moody's Ref. Fitch Ratings; Rating Date Ref. Alabama: AA Aa1 [2] AA+ May 10, 2022 [3] Alaska: AA- Aa3 [2] [4] A+ April 13, 2022 [5] Arizona: AA Aa1 [2] — [6] Arkansas: AA Aa1 [2] — California: AA- Aa2 [2] AA March 1, 2022 [7] Colorado: AA Aa1 [2] — [8] Connecticut: A Aa3 [2] [9] AA- May 24, 2022 [10] Delaware: AAA Aaa [2 ...