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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.
Like bonds, preferred stocks are rated by the major credit-rating companies. The rating for preferreds is generally lower than for bonds because preferred dividends do not carry the same guarantees as interest payments from bonds and because preferred-stock holders' claims are junior to those of all creditors.