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Is Ares Capital Stock a Buy?

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Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that provides financing for middle-market companies (businesses that generate between $10 million and $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every year). Image source: Getty Images.

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3 Superb Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks With Yields North of 10% That Make for No-Brainer Buys Right Now

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Companies that dole out a dividend to their shareholders on a regular basis tend to be recurringly profitable and time-tested. yield The second magnificent ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can be bought with confidence right now is little-known business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

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Want to Gain $500 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $5,460 in These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks.

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Businesses usually become profitable on a recurring basis long before they commit to a dividend program. Once they make such a commitment, returning a portion of profits to shareholders forces management teams to make smarter decisions. Image source: Getty Images. AT&T generated $19.8 30 and it's using these profits to reduce debt.

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

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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. 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. adjusted EBITDA.

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Want $3,000 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $26,500 in These 3 Stocks.

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As a REIT, Medical Properties Trust can avoid paying income taxes by distributing at least 90% of earnings to shareholders as dividends. Now that some of that risk has been alleviated , the company has a pretty good chance to continue meeting its dividend obligation. of the total investment portfolio at amortized cost.

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Here Are My Top 10 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2024

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dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Since Hercules is a BDC, it's required to pay out 90% of its taxable income to shareholders each year in the form of a dividend. Hercules Capital: 10.6% Kinder Morgan: 6.5%

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3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Next Decade

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Ares Capital: A 10.05% yield Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company, or BDC. These specialized investment vehicles can avoid paying income taxes by distributing at least 90% of their profits to shareholders. a year earlier. This BDC's costs of capital are rising too, but not quite as fast.

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