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Looking For Passive Income? Here Are 5 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold For a Decade

The Motley Fool

Although start-ups can be risky, Hercules has demonstrated that it employs robust due diligence processes before making an investment. Over the last 15 years, the economy has witnessed the 2008-2009 Great Recession , prolonged cratering oil prices between 2014 and 2016, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic.

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10 Top Stocks to Buy in 2025

The Motley Fool

But every investor should do their due diligence and make sure they fully understand each stock and its investing thesis before buying. One of the reasons the stock is still cheap is that it has a huge debt hanging over it, but it's well-positioned to pay it off at a faster rate with declining interest rates.

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The Private Debt and Commercial Real Estate Crash Nobody Sees?

Pension Pulse

The 77-year-old billionaire told the Financial Times that big asset managers had competed aggressively to lend to the largest private equity groups as money poured into their coffers in 2020 and 2021, raising questions over the due diligence the funds conducted when they agreed to provide multibillion-dollar loans.

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2023 Industrials M&A Market Outlook: Perspectives From The Top 50 Dealmakers

Axial

On Axial’s deal origination platform, it has accounted for the highest volume of deals each year, representing anywhere from 20% – 34% of total annual deals since 2009. The debt markets have played a significant role in contributing to a buyer’s market in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in several ways.”

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Stratasys (SSYS) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, youd have $300,764 !* million in cash and equivalent and no debt. We have had opportunities to widespread due diligence across the industry. Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, youd have $44,730 !*

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A Motley Fool Guide to Investing in 2024

The Motley Fool

So overall, I would say it's a supplement, not a replacement for some good old due diligence. The historical range of PGI has been between 8% and 20%, and of course, there have been a few extremes like 47% during the 2009 financial crisis. It also has a good balance sheet with minimal debt. and a few other criteria.

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Private Credit, Meet “Higher for Longer”

Blackstone

From March 2009 when the S&P 500 traded at 13x earnings to August 2020 when it peaked at 23x, a passive investor in the market earned 16% per annum. 8 Breaking down the total returns by source from December 2009 to December 2020 shows that 44% of the index’s average total return was from multiple expansion.