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JULY 18, 2024

Main Street Capital Another stock that pays a monthly dividend is Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN) , which is a business development company (BDC) that invests in the debt and equity of lower-middle-market companies. It's also grown its net-asset value (NAV) by 130% since 2007. in June.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Most American shareholders see their quarterly payments fluctuate with currency exchange rates but the payout has grown every year, in British pounds, since 2007. Luckily for income-seeking investors, the noncash charges won't affect the company's ability to steadily raise its dividend commitment. At recent prices, it offers a 9.8%

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The company's dividend yield of 9.49% would enable you to make well nearly $3,638 in passive income this year. Ares Capital offers such a high yield primarily because of its business structure. Of course, the company must generate plenty of income in the first place to have enough to pay dividends.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). This, along with the company's diversified portfolio, means Ares Capital's investments are less risky -- which is good news for long-term investors. And you'll get a lot of bang for the buck with this stock.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Treasury's yield to 4.1%, is driving many conservative investors away from fixed-income assets and back toward high-yielding dividend stocks. The stock plunged from a high above $20 in early 2007 to about $3 at the nadir of the Great Recession in 2009, but recovered to around $17 in the couple of years that followed.

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APRIL 2, 2025

Main Street Capital Main Street Capital is a business development company (BDC) that provides direct loans to "middle market" companies with annual revenue between $10 million and $150 million. BDCs fill that gap by offering higher-interest loans to those companies. It pays a forward dividend yield of 7.4%.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

As a business development company (BDC) , it returns at least 90% of profits to shareholders like me in the form of dividends to be exempt from federal income taxes. The company expects to grow its distribution by 3% to 5% annually. Its forward dividend yield stands at 8.12%.

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