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JUNE 27, 2023

yield If you haven't paid attention to AT&T (NYSE: T) for a while, you might not realize it spun off its cable TV assets in 2021, and last year, its WarnerMedia assets became part of Warner Bros. Now that AT&T is purely a telecom business again, investors can reasonably expect steadily growing dividend payments.

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JULY 29, 2024

As a business development company (BDC) , Ares must return at least 90% of its income to shareholders in the form of dividends for its profits to be exempt from taxes. The company has a lot of income to return with its dividend yield topping 9.2%. The company should be able to keep increasing FCF.

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MARCH 5, 2024

The stock offers an enormous yield now because investors are nervous about the company's new e-cigarette product, NJOY, and its ability to compete against a slew of illicit products that still contain the fruity flavors that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned in 2020. The illicit market for flavored e-vapor products in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Business development companies (BDCs) can be a great source of dividend income, in part because they are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income each year as dividends. The investment firm New England Asset Management (NEAM) is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. Data source: YCharts.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Realty Income endured a challenging campaign in 2023, with higher Treasury bond yields and concerns about a potential U.S. Spirit Realty's CRE portfolio will complement Realty Income's existing assets, while allowing the combined company to further diversify beyond retail. recession weighing on most REITs.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Morgan Asset Management, released a report that compared the returns of publicly traded companies initiating a dividend and growing their payout over a period of 40 years (1972 to 2012) to publicly traded companies that didn't offer a dividend over the same time line. As of the end of March 2023, PennantPark held $157.2

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The company reported cigarette shipments that declined 9.9% Brand loyalty is strong enough that the company was able to raise prices on Marlboros and limit the losses. In 2023, smokable product revenue fell just 1.6%, net of excise taxes. In 2023, broadband revenue soared 8.1% Mobility service revenue rose 4.4%

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ares Capital is organized as a business development company (BDC). Enterprise Products Partners' fortunes don't hinge on oil and gas prices because of its business model built around pipelines and other midstream assets. However, the company's dividend hasn't been in jeopardy. The company generated $14.6

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Now that it's shed all its risky media assets, income-seeking investors can look forward to steady payouts that could grow significantly in the years ahead. AT&T isn't installing many landlines these days, but heaps of new high-speed internet connections for businesses and mobile devices could drive steady growth of its bottom line.

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JULY 9, 2023

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) reigns as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). It provides financing primarily to middle-market businesses. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of July 3, 2023 Keith Speights has positions in Devon Energy and Medical Properties Trust.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Shares of the phone and internet service provider have fallen about 23% in 2023 as investors worry about a high debt load and potential litigation regarding lead-lined cables. Selling off its media assets helped reduce AT&T's debt load, but the company was still sitting on $132 billion in net debt at the end of June.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

Stock Business Summary Dividend Yield 5. Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP) (NYSE: BIPC) Owns and operates infrastructure assets including pipelines, data centers, and utilities 5% (BIP) 4.4% (BIPC) 6. Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) Midstream energy company that operates pipelines and other assets 7.4%

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2023, Hartford Funds released an extensive report ("The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future") that examined the ins and outs of how dividend stocks have outperformed over long stretches. These "long-term assets" are often mortgage-backed securities (MBS), which is how the industry got its name. billion of its $60.2

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JULY 16, 2024

Although other asset classes have delivered nominal gains for investors, including housing, gold, and Treasury bonds, no other asset class comes remotely close to the average annual rate of return that stocks have generated over the last 100 years. Lastly, AGNC's investment team relies almost exclusively on agency assets.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

It's a business development company (BDC) that's required to distribute at least 90% of its income to shareholders in the form of dividends to be exempt from federal taxes. Energy Transfer generated excess cash flow of around $1 billion after its distributions in the third quarter of 2023.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The company reported total revenue that rose 1.4% In 2022, AT&T slashed its dividend in half to adjust for the sale of its media assets and still hasn't raised the payout. in 2023 because of the continued popularity of AT&T Fiber. of the company's portfolio at fair value was on nonaccrual status at the end of 2023.

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JULY 18, 2024

The value of AGNC's holdings not surprisingly tumbled as reflected in the nearly -50% decline in tangible book value AGNC saw from the start of 2022 until the end of 2023. at the end of September 2023 to $8.84 It's also grown its net-asset value (NAV) by 130% since 2007. at the end of March 2024. in June.

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AUGUST 28, 2024

In particular, one table compared the average annual return of income stocks to non-payers over the last 50 years (1973-2023), while also taking into account the average volatility of each group. As of June 30, only $1 billion of its $66 billion investment portfolio was put to work in riskier assets.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

AT&T: 6.62% yield The first superior ultra-high-yield dividend stock that's itching to be bought as we motor toward the end of 2023 is legacy telecom stock AT&T (NYSE: T). 30, 2023, AT&T's net debt fell from $169 billion to $128.7 million of the company's $906.3 When combined with cash payments, this spinoff led to $40.4

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MAY 2, 2024

Anyone familiar with middle-market financing probably knows the company well, though. It's the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC) providing financing solutions to middle-market businesses. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) might be the least well-known of my picks.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

It's a well-documented fact that companies committed to distributing their profits usually outperform companies that don't have a dividend program. During a 50-year period that ended in 2023, non-dividend-paying stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 index delivered a 4.27% average annual return. For decades, U.S.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Although the stock market has its ups and downs, equities have handily outperformed other asset classes over the last century, including Treasury bonds, housing, oil, and gold. Investors, say hello to business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). But not all stocks are created equal.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Mortgage REITs like Annaly want to borrow money at low short-term lending rates and use this capital to buy higher-yielding long-term assets, such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Not having the nation's central bank as a buyer of MBSs opens the door for Annaly to land more lucrative MBSs for its own asset portfolio.

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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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AUGUST 23, 2023

AT&T slashed its dividend after spinning off the last of its media assets in 2022, and the stock has been under pressure ever since. With customers who rarely disconnect their mobile or fiber internet connections, AT&T's telecom business is a reliably profitable one that generated $18 billion in free cash flow over the past 12 months.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

One of the best ways to create wealth is by investing in companies that pay a dividend. While many different types of companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique opportunity. The company's 9.6% The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

AT&T Income-seeking investors should be flocking to AT&T (NYSE: T) now that it's sold off all of its risky media assets. This is a heavy load, but highly reliable cash flows from mobile, home, and business internet subscribers are sufficient to whittle it down to a more manageable figure. yield at recent prices.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Net-interest margin" refers to the average yield AGNC nets from its owned assets less the average yield on what it's borrowed. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel for AGNC, and this good news should provide a lift to the company's shares sooner than later. between September 2021 and June 2023. wasn't one of them!

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it lends to companies that are too big for small business loans but still too small to work with large banks. There are 505 companies in Ares Capital's portfolio and nearly all are backed by private equity sponsors.

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JULY 17, 2023

Some are owned by Berkshire subsidiary New England Asset Management (NEAM). Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). Ares Capital appears to have solid growth prospects going forward as middle-market businesses increasingly turn to it to raise capital.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). Energy Transfer Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is a large midstream energy company that operates pipelines, storage facilities, and more. The company's distribution yield stands at 8.6%. isn't shabby at all.

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MARCH 28, 2024

What should really excite investors are Realty Income's efforts to diversify its CRE portfolio beyond traditional retail assets. PennantPark increased its monthly payout twice in 2023 and is yielding close to 11%. As of the end of 2023, PennantPark held a little over $180 million in equity securities and $1.09 billion, as well.

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JULY 14, 2023

Companies that offer a regular payout to their shareholders are usually profitable on a recurring basis and time-tested. PennantPark has the highest yield among the three companies listed here (11.4%) and doles out its payout on a monthly basis. Roughly 10 years ago, J.P. Don't overlook PennantPark's investment diversification, either.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

The businesses underlying these stocks are still growing thanks to strong advantages over their competitors. AT&T AT&T (NYSE: T) slashed its payout in 2022 following the sale of its media assets, but the company still offers a yield that's miles above average. Shares of the telecom giant offer a juicy 6.5%

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JULY 20, 2023

In other words, they're businesses that have demonstrated their staying power to investors through thick and thin. Morgan Asset Management, a division of money-center bank JPMorgan Chase , publicly traded companies that initiated and grew their payouts between 1972 and 2012 produced an annualized return of 9.5%. delinquent).

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AUGUST 13, 2024

Between the start of 2023 and the midpoint of 2024, the bulls were firmly in control on Wall Street. A BDC is a company that invests in the debt or equity (common and/or preferred stock) of middle-market businesses -- i.e., generally unproven small- and micro-cap companies. As of the closing bell on Aug.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Although other asset classes have delivered positive nominal returns, including bonds, housing, and various commodities, such as gold, none have come close to matching the annualized total return of stocks, including dividends, over the last century. For well over a century, Wall Street has been a wealth-building machine.

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