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  2. Michael Milken - Wikipedia

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    Michael Robert Milken (born July 4, 1946) is an American financier. He is known for his role in the development of the market for high-yield bonds ("junk bonds"), [2] and his conviction and sentence following a guilty plea on felony charges for violating U.S. securities laws. [3] Milken's compensation while head of the high-yield bond ...

  3. Bond credit rating - Wikipedia

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    The credit rating is a financial indicator to potential investors of debt securities such as bonds. These are assigned by credit rating agencies such as Moody's, Standard & Poor's, and Fitch, which publish code designations (such as AAA, B, CC) to express their assessment of the risk quality of a bond. Moody's assigns bond credit ratings of Aaa ...

  4. 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.

  5. Junk bonds: Risks, rewards and how to invest in them - AOL

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    The junk bond rating means that there is a greater risk that the issuer will default on the debt, relative to investment-grade bonds. As a result of this increased risk, junk bonds offer a higher ...

  6. What is a bond ETF and is it a good investment? - AOL

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    High-yield bond ETFs. This bond ETF invests in high-yield bonds, which are sometimes referred to as junk bonds. The quality of the bonds in this kind of ETF ranges from decent to potentially ...

  7. Types of bonds: Advantages and limitations - AOL

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    Agency bonds typically offer slightly higher yields than Treasurys, making them a low-risk way to get some extra return in your portfolio. Advantages: Higher return than Treasurys, overall safety ...

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