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By David Ashworth | Mar 12, 2015 10:09 am EDT. Investment-grade bonds are fixed-income issuances with a rating of BBB and above as provided by credit ratings agency S&P (Standard & Poorâs). The agency uses modifiers + and â to show relative standing within the major rating categories.
Bond Rating. Rating agencies grade bonds on a letter scale that indicates credit worthiness and risk. In simplest terms, the lower the letter scale, the lower the quality and the higher risk potential: AAA or triple A rating â indicates the highest-quality bonds that offer the highest protection for principal and interest payments; A or single A rating â indicates good to medium-grade bonds; BBB or triple B rating â indicates medium-grade quality bonds, with adequate protection; Below triple B is considered speculative, high-risk securities and the category is referred to as junk bonds.