By Matthew Sheridan, Matthew Minnetian and Gershon Distenfeld
The market has grown less anxious about an imminent wave of bond downgrades. That's good, because overestimating the risk can lead to missed opportunities. But the risk hasn't disappeared, making research as important as ever.
At the end of 2018, nearly $140 billion worth of BBB-rated bonds were trading as if they were already below investment grade, reflecting widespread concern about unsustainable corporate leverage. That's the kind of thing bond investors find hard to ignore - and with good reason. A wave of downgrades could lock in