The Motley Fool

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. Hercules Capital: 11.5% Ares Capital: 9.6% The company's 9.6%

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Let's break down five companies that are established dividend payers, and assess why holding each of these stocks over a long-term time horizon can lead to massive gains for your portfolio. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC). Given the company's 7.1%

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The Motley Fool

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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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

Business development companies (BDC) can be particularly good sources of dividend income, paying above market returns. Hercules Capital: 9.5% Ares Capital: 9.3% dividend yield The last BDC on my list, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , is quite different from Hercules and Horizon. Data source: Ares Capital.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

But with so many opportunities out there, it's challenging to identify companies that both pay dividends and consistently perform at a high level. One good place to source ideas is to look at business development companies (BDCs). Hercules Capital: Dividend yield 10.5% Ares Capital: Dividend yield 9.2%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While many companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique and potentially lower-risk way of adding substantial passive income to your portfolio. Hercules Capital: 10.3% In exchange for capital, founders will give up equity in their company. Ares Capital: 9.6%

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Lately, much attention has been lavished on Ares Capital, the unit created in 2004 to provide financing for middle-market acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts. If a portfolio company veers toward non-accrual, Ares Cap removes the kid gloves. In 2022, Ares’ direct lending tied to such buyouts totaled $26.4

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