{"id":24,"date":"2026-01-04T02:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/?p=24"},"modified":"2026-01-04T02:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:36:51","slug":"junk-bond-of-the-week-january-4th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/junk-bond-of-the-week-january-4th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Junk bond of the week &#8211; January 4th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hwf4ywhwf4ywhwf4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hwf4ywhwf4ywhwf4.png 1024w, https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hwf4ywhwf4ywhwf4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hwf4ywhwf4ywhwf4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/marketjunky.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hwf4ywhwf4ywhwf4-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What if I told you that there was a bond that offered an 8% current yield, with an over 22% yield in 2029 when the bond matures?  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