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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Right now, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) offer yields above 9%, and there's a pretty good chance that they'll be able to maintain their payouts over the long term. Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ).

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

Invest $106,000 in these three high-yield dividend stocks. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) looks like a great target for one-third of your $106,000 upfront amount. How can Ares Capital pay such a juicy dividend yield? Ares Capital stands out from most BDCs, though. Don't let the name fool you.

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MAY 7, 2024

At recent prices, Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) , Altria Group (NYSE: MO) , and AT&T (NYSE: T) offer an average yield of 8.5% That's high enough to turn an initial investment of $5,890 into $500 of annual dividend income. For example, Hercules invested in Palantir Technologies a few years before it began trading publicly.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Annaly Capital Management: 14.81% yield One surefire way to receive more than triple the yield of long-term Treasury bonds is to purchase shares of mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY). PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.1% Over the trailing-two-year period, ended Sept.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ares Capital You'll only need around $20 to buy one share of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). One key thing that stands out with Ares Capital is its dividend. And you'll get a lot of bang for the buck with this stock.

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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. Even billionaires with the means to dabble in venture capital are buying shares of Hercules Capital.

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JUNE 8, 2024

Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) and Altria Group (NYSE: MO) have been meeting their dividend commitments and steadily raising their quarterly payouts. 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.

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