Individual asset classes are often further broken down according to more precise investment characteristics (e.g., stocks of small companies, stocks of large companies,
bonds issued by corporations, or bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury).
In comparison,
bonds issued by corporations, particularly high yield bonds, have a higher probability of default.
Any bond issued by a corporation or government that has a maturity greater than 12 months can be considered a balloon - type long - term liability since the amount that must be paid to retire the bond at maturity is substantially more than the interim interest payments.
These rating agencies examine and assess the risk to investors of holding
a bond issued by a corporation.
A corporate bond is
a bond issued by a corporation to investors in order to raise money for activities of operating, expanding or conducting business.
A corporate bond is
a bond issued by a corporation.
When you buy
a bond issued by a corporation — General Electric for example — you are depending on the issuer to make to you the regular interest payments on the bond and pay off the bond's face value when the bond matures at a specified date in the future.
A bond issued by a corporation, rather than by a government.