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OCTOBER 20, 2024

With equity stakes in successful businesses such as Palantir Technologies and Axsome Therapeutics , this business development company's ( BDC ) regular quarterly dividend has held steady or risen since 2009. To compensate for lumpy cash flows, it also declares a supplemental dividend each year.

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APRIL 28, 2024

Let's break down five companies that are established dividend payers, and assess why holding each of these stocks over a long-term time horizon can lead to massive gains for your portfolio. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC). per unit at the end of 2009, to $3.70

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that provides financing for middle-market companies (businesses that generate between $10 million and $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every year). Should you invest in it today?

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Indeed, the company's stated policy is paying out at least 45% of its free cash flow in the form of dividends, but cash flow is largely a function of ever-changing oil prices. even if they bolster shareholders' total returns. A big piece of whatever profits it's producing are passed along to shareholders in cash. Bottom line?

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JUNE 14, 2023

Ares Capital: A 10.05% yield Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company, or BDC. These specialized investment vehicles can avoid paying income taxes by distributing at least 90% of their profits to shareholders. This BDC's costs of capital are rising too, but not quite as fast. a year earlier.

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JUNE 23, 2024

Management hasn't made any explicit promises, but the dividend will most likely start rising again once the company reaches this debt repayment goal. Although Pfizer's stock price is down, the pharmaceutical company has steadily raised its dividend payout since 2009. dividend yield. The BDC only raised its payout by 7.9%

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

AT&T is one of just three telecom companies with a nationwide 5G network, so investors can reasonably rely on its consumer-broadband business to drive growth for many years to come. Pfizer is a reliable dividend payer that has raised its payout every year since 2009. per share this year. At recent prices, it offers a 5.7%

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