The ONLY 2 Stocks with AAA Credit

Invest long enough and you get a sense of deja vu! It was 2011 when the United States lost its pristine AAA credit rating. Congress had just narrowly avoided a default on the nation’s debt, waiting until the last minute to raise the debt ceiling and the country’s finances paid for it. Here we are again with some estimates for a default date as soon as 26 days away and politicians are once again playing chicken in Washington. There are two companies with credit even stronger than the US government, two stocks that may offer protection in times of uncertainty. I’ll reveal those perfect credit rating stocks in this video but stick around for our Monday stock market update.

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Credit ratings are something investors rarely think about but it can mean a big difference in interest expense for a company and a big competitive advantage for the best rated companies. Case in point, Apple has an AA+ credit rating which is not perfect but just one rating below, and pays an average rate around 3.3% for its bonds. Considering the company owes $99 billion in debt, that's an interest expense of $3.3 billion a year. If Apple was instead saddled with the 4.9% average rate Netflix pays with its BB credit rating, it would increase its interest expense by $1.6 billion a year!

I’ll highlight the six stocks with AA-ratings, stocks with not quite perfect credit but still solid financials on stocks that every investor should know. I’ll then show you the three stocks with AA+ credit ratings, just one step below perfect and the only two stocks with that AAA credit rating.

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Joseph Hogue, CFA spent nearly a decade as an investment analyst for institutional firms and banks. He now helps people understand their financial lives through debt payoff strategies, investing and ways to save more money. He has appeared on Bloomberg and on sites like CNBC and Morningstar. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a veteran of the Marine Corps.

[derekmrb]

We learned from in 2008 the Rating Agency are Really not reliable. So its still would be like rolling the dice.

[richardjohnson]

"the Clowns in Washington" Laugh Out Loud!

[rajap]

you had mentioned about Invitae long back, its falling, can you cover the earnings, it fell after earnings

[TortoiseInvesting]

I love me some Microsoft! It makes up around 14% of my total portfolio, and honestly I'd love that number to be even higher!

[katherinehicock]

Please update info on SQ, PYPL, and FBIO. I invested a while ago after your advice. They have plummeted. Are they worth holding ? Thanks

[uditmehrotra]

Great video again. Please make a video on these stocks- plug power, quantumscape, Sea, Upstart, Stone, Mongodb, Riot blockchain and Twilio . Do you like any of these names ?Thank you

[FFL]

What do you think of Kinsale Capitol, KNSL?

[goodguyJedi]

Lots of bots posting on here. Wish YouTube could clean that up a

[blainecowan]

Hey Joseph I think I will also add more Sofi. Wanted to give you a big thanks about Tingo which you mentioned back a few weeks ago. I bought into TIO which is the Tingo group and am up almost 100% ..thanks for that tip. I am a big believer in this company !!

[Sensei__Nate]

the GOAT always posting during the best times

[GreatScot]

I take a prescription medication twice a day. The symptoms are very challenging if I miss a dose. When my script was refilled last fall, I noticed that the capsules were a different color and discovered that it was not very effective at all. I checked the label and found the new med was manufactured by Teva. I complained to the pharmacist and was told it was all they had, they could no longer get the previous brand. I checked with another pharmacy. Same thing. The Teva product was all they had and all they could get. Based on my personal experience, I have to wonder if Teva is adding an inert filler to boost profits. My doctor now has me taking twice the amount I was taking to make up for the lack of potency. I'm getting by but it's not the same as before and there are some unwanted side effects. In any event, you couldn't give me Teva stock!