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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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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

That's because companies rarely commit to distributing a portion of their profits to shareholders unless they're already profitable and likely to stay that way. Dividend-paying businesses have to be extra careful with their cash flows, which tends to benefit investors. At recent prices, Rithm Capital offers a big 9.5%

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) are a pair of well-manged business development companies (BDCs) that offer eye-popping dividend yields. banks have been increasingly hesitant to lend to businesses directly for decades. The BDC industry is a lucrative one because U.S.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

telecom businesses with a nationwide 5G network, investors can also look forward to steady gains over the long run. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that lends to mid-market companies earning between $10 million and $50 million annually.

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MAY 7, 2024

These three stand out because their underlying businesses appear capable of meeting their current obligations and raising their yields higher in the years ahead. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows anyone with a brokerage account to participate in exciting venture capital investments.

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JUNE 8, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it has to return at least 90% of the profits it generates to shareholders as a dividend. Also in the first quarter, four more portfolio companies agreed to lucrative merger and acquisition deals.

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MAY 5, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows individual investors to take part in the previously elusive world of venture capital investing. Hercules also has a solid track record of raising its regular quarterly payout, which has grown steadily since 2010.

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