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MARCH 6, 2024

Hercules Capital: 10.6% dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Ares Capital: 9.5% dividend yield Another BDC on my list is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Rithm Capital: 9.1%

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AUGUST 10, 2024

A stock market sell-off isn't great for the performance of stocks already in your portfolio, but it's creating opportunities to buy shares of terrific dividend-paying businesses at a relative discount. At recent prices, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) , PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) , and Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) offer an 8.9%

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JUNE 23, 2024

Investors who are attracted to truly passive income generation may want to consider AT&T (NYSE: T) , PenantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) , and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE). The company hasn't raised the payout since slashing it a couple of years ago, and at recent prices, the telecom stock offers a 6.1% dividend yield.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Annaly Capital Management: 12.8% yield The first supercharged dividend stock that makes for a no-brainer buy is mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY). In short, this is a recipe for expanding net interest margin. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.4%

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

With global energy companies forced to slash their capital expenditures due to unprecedented demand uncertainty, it's coal that's stepped in to fill the production void and meet growing global demand needs. What's more, rapidly rising interest rates have made it less attractive for energy majors to borrow money to expand production.

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DECEMBER 28, 2024

During the past three years, Ares Capital 's (NASDAQ: ARCC) stock has risen about 6%. That's because Ares is a business development company (BDC) that mainly focuses on paying high dividends to income-oriented investors. Let's review its business model, growth rates, and valuations to decide. Net of available cash.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Ares Capital 's (NASDAQ: ARCC) stock has increased only about 40% during the past 10 years. So should investors load up on this high-yield dividend stock before it exceeds that rosy estimate? What does Ares Capital do? It aims to invest $30 million to $500 million in debt and equity in those companies.

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MARCH 16, 2025

Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , a business development company (BDC) that pays out most of its profits as dividends, went public in October 2004 at $15 a share. How does Ares Capital make money? Ares usually invests anywhere from $30 million to $500 million in debt and equity in each company.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 1, 2025

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). As a BDC, Ares provides financing primarily to middle-market businesses with market caps between $100 million and $1 billion. Ares Capital is no exception with its forward dividend yield of 8.72%.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) offer yields above 10% at recent prices. Before opening your brokerage application to buy these stocks, it's important to remember dividend yields usually don't climb this high unless investors are worried about the underlying businesses.

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