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This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

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With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, every investor is likely to find one or more securities that'll help them meet their goals. BDCs are a type of business that invests in the equity (common and preferred stock) and/or debt of middle-market companies.

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2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold

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With stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, and derivatives to choose from, the stock market gives everyday investors an endless array of options. Buying shares of businesses that produce profits and commit to returning those profits to their shareholders is an investing strategy with a terrific track record.

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1 Ultra-High Dividend Yield Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist in 2024

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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. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of December 11, 2023 Bank of America is an advertising partner of The Ascent, a Motley Fool company.

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This Little-Known, Small-Cap Company Might Be the Safest 11%-Yielding Dividend Stock on the Planet

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Dividend stocks are Wall Street's unsung hero In 2023, the investment advisors at Hartford Funds released a lengthy report that examined the ins and outs of what makes dividend stocks so great. Investors, say hello to business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

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The S&P 500 Is Near Its Record High: Here's What Warren Buffett Is Doing

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From 1964 to 2023, Berkshire Hathaway returned 4,384,748%. Looked at another way, the fund's compounded annual gain of 19.8% At the end of 2023, Berkshire held $168 billion of cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet. is nearly double that of the S&P 500. Is now a good time to invest in the market?

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Time to Pounce: 2 Ultra-High-Yield Monthly Dividend Stocks Begging to Be Bought in May

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With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, pathways exist for investors of varying risk tolerances to grow their wealth over time. PennantPark has been paying a monthly dividend since July 2011, which is mere months after it debuted as a public company.

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Here Are My Top 5 Dividend Stocks to Buy in August

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After a spectacular performance in 2023 and a roaring start to 2024, the capital markets have started to cool down as of late. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in high-yield loans to venture-backed companies.