High-yield bonds can be a good investment because they come with higher returns than traditional bonds but come with greater ...

The junk bond rating means that there is a greater risk that the issuer will default on the debt relative to investment-grade ...

From seeing past credit ratings to selecting the right vehicle and educating clients, advisors who strategically use ...

Triple-A (AAA or Aaa) is the highest credit quality, and C or D (depending on the agency issuing the rating) is the lowest or junk quality. Bonds are debt securities that are sold to raise funds ...

To determine our top choices for the best junk bond ETFs, we screened the available universe of high-yield corporate bond funds using the following criteria: Funds with an overall credit rating of ...

We'll also provide a brief primer on the difference between investment-grade and junk bond securities. Image source: Getty Images. Although their rating systems differ slightly in terms of the ...

Junk bonds are the corporate debt equivalent of a subprime mortgage, because they are regarded as less than “investment grade” by debt rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s.

Triple-A (AAA or Aaa) is the highest credit quality, and C or D (depending on the agency issuing the rating) is the lowest or ...

Romania's attempts to restore investor confidence and lower the European Union's highest budget deficit have hit early ...

But Moody's latest opinion was far from rosy for the school district, as the ratings agency preserved a near-junk bond rating status and portended a possible drop. Meanwhile, the New York State ...

Standard & Poor’s has dropped Chicago’s bond rating from BBB+ to BBB. The lowest investment grade is BBB-. Anything lower is considered “junk.” The move is expected to cost Chicago ...

The default rate in Europe’s €340bn high yield — or junk — bond market will climb to 5 per cent this year, according to a prediction from JPMorgan, the US bank. That is up from a rate of 3.3 per cent ...