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These Ultra-High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Are No Joke

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current yield) by at least 5% annually since its public market listing in 2011. That deal and its growth capital investments should boost Verizon's cash flow in the future, enabling it to continue increasing its monster dividend. Most of those contracts link rates to inflation, driving steady income growth.

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2 Unstoppable Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 9% That Income-Seeking Investors Will Want to Buy in October and Hold Forever

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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is another BDC with a diverse portfolio and an attractive dividend. With a brief exception in 2018, it's been making monthly dividend payments that have risen or remained steady since 2011. At recent prices, it offers a 10.7%

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Nearly Half of Warren Buffett's Dividend Income Comes From Just 3 Stocks

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Even though the worst of the pandemic appears to be over, energy companies worldwide reduced their capital investments for the past three-plus years. This lack of investment in new drilling and infrastructure is likely to keep a tight lid on crude oil supply. There's also the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Freshstream Makes Sixth Investment from €762m Fund, Backs Project Better Energy

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Based in Burton-upon-Trent, Project Better Energy was founded in 2011 by CEO Simon Peat, an electrical engineer who spotted an opening in the residential solar market. The business joins other portfolio companies DeterTech, Bella Figura Music, Big Motoring World, Nafinco and MCR, which are all entrepreneurial and founder led businesses.

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2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Now and Hold at Least a Decade

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All over America, companies starved for capital are willing to pay higher interest rates than you might imagine. The average yield on debt securities in Ares Capital's portfolio was 12.2% The folks who run Ares Capital's investment committee have 30 years of experience on average and it shows. in the second quarter.

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1 Warren Buffett Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist, and 1 to Avoid

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billion position in the company, a stake that was first established in 2011, a few years after Visa went public. Payment networks are high-margin businesses and require relatively little capital investment. In this regard, few companies are more attractive than Visa (NYSE: V). According to the latest filings, Berkshire has a $2.3

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Want $1 Million in Retirement? 3 Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for Decades.

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It doesn't take much capital investment to manage properties for other owners, enabling it to earn high-margin management and insurance revenue. Since 2011, its core FFO has surged 695%, while its dividend has rocketed 548% over the last 10 years. The company's management platform has been a major revenue driver.