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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. Fixed income - Wikipedia

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   Fixed income derivatives include interest rate derivatives and credit derivatives. Often inflation derivatives are also included into this definition. There is a wide range of fixed income derivative products: options, swaps, futures contracts as well as forward contracts. The most widely traded kinds are: Credit default swaps; Interest rate swaps

4. 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.

5. Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index - Wikipedia

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   The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is a market capitalization-weighted index, meaning the securities in the index are weighted according to the market size of each bond type. Most U.S. traded investment grade bonds are represented. Municipal bonds, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities are excluded, due to tax treatment issues.

6. Moody's Ratings - Wikipedia

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   Investment grade Rating Long-term ratings Short-term ratings Aaa: Rated as the highest quality and lowest credit risk. Prime-1 Best ability to repay short-term debt Aa1: Rated as high quality and very low credit risk. Aa2 Aa3 A1: Rated as upper-medium grade and low credit risk. A2: Prime-1/Prime-2 Best ability or high ability to repay short ...

7. 4 Bonds You Should Buy on a Fixed Income When Interest ... - AOL

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   Gene Tannuzzo, global head of fixed income at Columbia Threadneedle Investments, warned The Wall Street Journal that investors should stick with five- and ten-year Treasury bonds, rather than 30 ...