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2. Investment-grade bonds vs. high-yield bonds: How they differ

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   Investment-grade bonds have a low risk of default, which is the possibility of the issuer missing an interest payment. The entities issuing these bonds are generally trustworthy when it comes to ...

3. Bond credit rating - Wikipedia

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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.

4. Types of bonds: Advantages and limitations - AOL

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   Investment-grade bonds. Investment-grade bonds come with at least a BBB- rating (or Baa3 from Moody's) from credit rating agencies. These bonds are believed to have lower credit risk than their ...

5. List of countries by credit rating - Wikipedia

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   For Fitch, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is BBB− or higher. Bonds rated BB+ and below are considered to be speculative grade, sometimes also referred to as "junk" bonds. [104] Fitch Ratings typically does not assign outlooks to sovereign ratings below B− (CCC and lower) or modifiers.

6. High-yield debt - Wikipedia

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   In finance, a high-yield bond (non-investment-grade bond, speculative-grade bond, or junk bond) is a bond that is rated below investment grade by credit rating agencies. These bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events but offer higher yields than investment-grade bonds in order to compensate for the increased risk.

7. Corporate bonds: Here are the big risks and rewards - AOL

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   Diversification: Corporate bonds come in a wide variety of types, depending on maturity (short, medium and long) and rating quality (investment-grade or high-yield). A bond ETF allows you to buy ...

8. Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index - Wikipedia

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   The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, or the Agg, is a broad base, market capitalization-weighted bond market index representing intermediate term investment grade bonds traded in the United States. Investors frequently use the index as a stand-in for measuring the performance of the US bond market. [1] [2]

9. 4 Bonds You Should Buy on a Fixed Income When Interest ... - AOL

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   Investment-grade corporate bonds come with a low likelihood of default, even if the economy takes a turn for the worse. That means investors can buy in at today’s relatively high yields and ...