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JULY 13, 2023

Here are two stocks to consider buying that send a monthly dividend check to their shareholders. Stag Industrial: Business is booming Owning nearly 600 properties spanning over 100 million square feet throughout the U.S., Around the middle of each month, Stag Industrial pays a dividend to its shareholders.

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JUNE 14, 2024

A little outfit called Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) dishes them out in a big way. Shares of this business development company boast a trailing dividend yield of a little over 8%, in fact, and that's based on just its ordinary quarterly payout. How Hercules Capital is different. Data source: Hercules Capital.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Companies like Archer-Daniels-Midland (NYSE: ADM) , Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) , and Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ: RPRX) are raising their payouts rapidly. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a specialized financier of start-up businesses in the life sciences and technology industries.

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dividend stocks reign supreme Companies that pay a regular dividend to their shareholders are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, as well as time-tested. BDCs are a type of business that invests in the equity (common and preferred stock) and/or debt of middle-market companies. Whereas the U.S. Whereas the U.S.

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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). Image source: Getty Images.

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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. 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.

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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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) offer an average yield of 10.5% Ares Capital Ares Capital is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it can legally avoid paying income taxes by distributing nearly all its profit to shareholders as a dividend.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

One such stock that has been attracting a lot of attention is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , which at its current share price yields a massive 8.9%. Why does Ares Capital pay such a high dividend? To mitigate that risk, Ares has spread its investments across 525 companies in over 30 different industries. at the end of this June.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin more than tripled Citadel Advisors' position in Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) during the last three months of 2023. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ) that lets everyday investors get in on the ground floor with innovative tech and life science businesses.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Companies that are profitable on a recurring basis, have proven they can navigate economic downturns, and are capable of providing transparent long-term growth outlooks are precisely the type of businesses that investors expect to increase in value over the long run. This makes PennantPark Floating Rate Capital a debt-focused BDC.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Capital appreciation matters, too. Although mortgage rates will likely decline and demand for mortgage loans could remain subdued, forecasters with Bank of America , DoubleLine, and Capital Economics all suggest the yield curve will revert back to normal in the coming year. even if they bolster shareholders' total returns.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

The average dividend payer in the S&P 500 index might be unappealing, but there are underappreciated businesses with ultra high dividend yields waiting for income-seeking investors to scoop them up. Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , and EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) offer yields above 8% at recent prices. At recent prices, it offers an 8.9%

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The businesses underlying AT&T (NYSE: T) , Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , and Altria Group (NYSE: MO) have what they need to meet their dividend commitments and raise them further. Last year was the sixth in a row that the company added over 1 million new fiber subscribers. at recent prices. last year.

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JUNE 15, 2023

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. and nine other countries. per share.

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AUGUST 3, 2024

Investors who are nearing retirement, or simply eager to boost their passive income stream, may want to turn toward Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Ares Capital Corporation Ares Capital is a business development company, or BDC. over the past five years. For decades, U.S.

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MAY 5, 2024

Ares Capital If you'd like to build an even larger passive income stream, take a look at Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). As the largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ) in the U.S., Ares provides private companies with the cash they need to expand.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Most American shareholders see their quarterly payments fluctuate with currency exchange rates but the payout has grown every year, in British pounds, since 2007. Ares Capital has a 14-year track record of delivering stable quarterly dividends. The average return on Ares Capital's debt investments rose to 12.5% a year earlier.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC) in the world. It provides alternative financing to middle-market companies across a wide range of industries. There shouldn't be any issues for Ares Capital to fund its juicy dividend.

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JULY 5, 2023

REITs in general make great investment vehicles for income-seeking investors because they can avoid paying income taxes as long as they distribute at least 90% of their profits to shareholders as a dividend. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: An 11.2% per share, which is just enough to maintain a quarterly dividend payout set at $0.23

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ares Capital I think Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a great stock to buy with the first one-third of the initial $115,000. The company's dividend yield of 9.49% would enable you to make well nearly $3,638 in passive income this year. Ares Capital offers such a high yield primarily because of its business structure.

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DECEMBER 3, 2023

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. More importantly, the company has a more stringent risk management approach than most of its peers.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

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. PennantPark and similar BDCs make loans to midsized businesses that big banks tend to ignore. during the company's fiscal third quarter ended June 30.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

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. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's $1.1 Ares Capital With a portfolio worth around $21.9

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). To be exempt from paying federal taxes, BDCs must return at least 90% of their income to shareholders in the form of dividends. Can Ares Capital sustain its dividend at such an ultra-high level?

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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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JUNE 27, 2023

These companies are willing to distribute their earnings to shareholders, but that doesn't mean they want to offer eye-popping dividend yields. Investors have pushed their stock prices down because they aren't entirely convinced these businesses can continue growing earnings at a healthy pace. Image source: Getty Images.

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JUNE 14, 2023

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. This BDC's costs of capital are rising too, but not quite as fast.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

These businesses aren't flashy, but they do produce reliable profits. Plus, they're committed to distributing earnings to their shareholders. The company has raised its dividend payout for 17 straight years. Steady cash flow generation and declining capital expenditures suggest its debt load will be manageable.

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ares Capital If you take one-third of an initial $123,500 and buy shares of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , you should make a little over $4,000 in passive income next year. That's because Ares Capital's dividend yield stands at 9.73%. Ares Capital is organized as a business development company (BDC).

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JULY 27, 2023

Verizon An investment of $43,800 is enough to generate $3,333 in annual dividend income from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) at the moment, plus the company's known for steadily raising its payout. yield, and shareholders can reasonably expect another bump in a couple of months. Ares Capital doesn't lend to every business that comes calling.

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JUNE 18, 2023

Since their inception in the 1980s by an act of Congress, business development companies (BDCs) have often delivered market-beating total returns for shareholders. Turning a $10,000 investment made in 2018 into $18,000 with dividends reinvested, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) has outperformed the market.

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OCTOBER 22, 2024

Companies that dole out a dividend to their shareholders on a regular basis tend to be recurringly profitable and time-tested. 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).

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MAY 2, 2024

On the other side of the coin, publicly traded companies that don't offer a payout trudged their way to a more modest 4.27% annualized return between 1973 and 2023 and did so while being 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. In other words, they're just the type of businesses that are expected to increase in value over an extended timeline.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

A yield trap can come about for a few reasons, including a burdensome debt load, a declining business, or an elevated dividend payout ratio. Sporting a whopping 10% dividend yield, investors may initially think that the business development company ( BDC ) Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a yield trap.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Companies that regularly dole out a dividend to their shareholders tend to be profitable on a recurring basis, are time-tested, and can provide investors with transparent long-term growth outlooks. With limited options for financing, the debt PennantPark holds in middle-market companies tends to be at above-market rates.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

As one of three giant telecom businesses in America, there's a very good chance that rising broadband revenues will allow it to keep raising that payout for at least another decade. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business-development company ( BDC ) that offers a huge 9.4%

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