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PERSONAL FINANCE GLOSSARY


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Current TermJunk Bond
Junk Bond
A bond with a speculative credit rating of BB or lower is a junk bond. Such bonds offer investors higher yields than bonds of financially sound companies. Two agencies, Standard & Poors and Moody's Investor Services, provide the rating systems for companies' credit.
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