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B+/B1 — credit tating

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Keywords: default risk, credit rating, junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, ratings institutions,

What is Subordinated Debt?

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Keywords: default risk, tranches, junk bonds, high yield bonds, Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO), junior securities, solvency issues, moniker, unsubordinated debt, subordinated debt,

B-/B3 — credit rating

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Keywords: treasuries, credit rating, junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, investment grade bonds, default rate, recovery rate, risk free,

B/B2 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, default rate, recovery rate, credit ratings,

BB+/Ba1 — credit rating

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Keywords: junk bonds, S&P, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, BBB, investment grade bonds, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA),

What is an Income Bond?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, bonds, coupon payments, corporate bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, cumulative frequency,

BB-/Ba3 — credit rating

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Keywords: bonds, junk bonds, credit score, S&P, risk premium, high yield bonds, Moody's, Fitch, creditworthiness, investment grade bonds, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA),

What Types of Bonds Are There?

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Keywords: investments, fixed income, bonds, corporate bonds, junk bonds, high yield bonds, treasury notes, munis, investment basics,

What is a credit rating?

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Keywords: liabilities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), bonds, risk premium, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, Equifax, Experian, TransUnion, surety bond, NRSRO, Credit Rating Agencies (CRA), insurance contracts,

What is a Bond?

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Keywords: investments, fixed income, leverage, bonds, corporate and municipal debt, investment basics,

What are Bond Ratings?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, fixed income, bonds, 2008, Standard and Poor's, Moody's, Fitch, AAA-rating, Enron, American International Group (AIG), BBB, investment basics, bond ratings,

A/A2 — credit rating

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Keywords: bankruptcy, default risk, S&P, risk premium, Moody's, Fitch, investment grade bonds, upper middle investment grade,

What is a Callable Bond?

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Keywords: interest rates, bonds, debt, bond, callable,

What is a Convertible Bond?

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Keywords: equity, Stock, bond, interest rate, convertible securities,

What are Fixed Income Funds?

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Keywords: fixed income, mutual funds, preferred stock, short-term bonds, long-term bonds,

What is a Bond Coupon?

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Keywords: interest rates, bonds, bond, bond coupons, coupon payments, investment basics,

What is the Bond Market?

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Keywords: mutual funds, bonds, asset-backed securities, high yield bonds, Hedge Funds, banking institutions, primary and secondary markets, pension funds, bond prices,

What is a Bond Ladder?

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Keywords: risk, bonds, income, bond ladder, interest rate, coupon payments, bond portfolio strategy,

Who is a Bond Trustee?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), fiduciary, bond indenture, administration, arbitration, trustee account,

What is Bond Yield?

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Keywords: secondary market, risk free rate, debt issues, required yield, current yield, yield to maturity, distribution yield, 30-day SEC yield, coupon rate, nominal yield, bond spread, bond yield,

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