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Moody's
Term category: Companies
In 10 words or less:  A company that rates bonds and preferred stocks based on risk.

Definition: Moody's is an independent research company that rates bonds and preferred stocks based on the risk that the issuing organization can't repay the lenders.

StockJargon Advice: Moody's provides a very valuable service to investors in bonds.  They do all the research to determine how likely or unlikely a company or government is to repay their debts.  Companies that have high ratings are considered investment grade, whereas low ratings are given to "junk bonds."

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