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John Moody (May 2, 1868 – February 16, 1958) was an American financial analyst, businessman and investor. He pioneered the rating of bonds and founded Moody's Investors Service.
Oct 5, 2011 · John Moody was a U.S. financial analyst and investor. He pioneered the rating of bonds and founded Moody's Investors Service. Moody's Manuals are still issued, carrying on the tradition...
Oct 1, 2023 · In 1909, John Moody began rating bonds using a newfangled letter-grade system and selling that information to investors in an annual volume. The ratings were to a large extent a simplified repackaging of publicly available information—yet they would go on to become one of the financial world’s most important and widely recognized tools.
John Moody was an American financial analyst and investor who revolutionized the field of credit ratings. He was born in 1868 in Jersey City, New Jersey, to William Francis Moody and Sarah Jane Nichols.
Jul 1, 2017 · Corporate credit ratings go back more than 100 years to when John Moody pioneered the industry. Credit ratings agencies got their start in the early 1900s, when one man decided to start handing...
Mar 19, 2009 · I n 1909, John Moody became the first financial analyst to assign letter grades to railroad bonds, giving investors an easier way to evaluate the rail companies’ debt. It was the beginning of...
John Moody (May 2, 1868 – February 16, 1958) was an American financial analyst, businessman and investor. He pioneered the rating of bonds and founded Moody's Investors Service.
