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This Completely Off-the-Radar Company Yielding 11.5% Might Be the Safest High-Octane Dividend Stock to Own in 2025

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With thousands of publicly traded companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to choose from, every investor is likely to find one or more securities that'll help them meet their goals. But what's most important to investors is that dividend stocks have crushed non-payers in the return column over the last half-century.

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2 Unstoppable Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 9% That Income-Seeking Investors Will Want to Buy in October and Hold Forever

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It's harder to find high-yield stocks that investors can rely on, but it isn't impossible. Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company ( BDC ). As a result, heaps of well-run midsize businesses are starving for capital and willing to pay eye-popping interest rates.

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This Little-Known, Small-Cap Company Might Be the Safest 11%-Yielding Dividend Stock on the Planet

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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. For instance, the company depends on a strong U.S.

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1 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stock You'll Want to Have on Your Radar as Rate Cuts Loom

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There are many types of businesses that could benefit from reductions in interest rates. In particular, I've been looking closely at business development companies ( BDCs ). What are business development companies? Data source: Hercules Investor Relations. BDCs are pretty interesting.

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3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Can Buy Now and Hold Forever

The Motley Fool

Investors looking to pad their passive income streams have plenty of stocks with high dividend yields to choose from. Unfortunately, stocks don't offer high yields until most investors have concerns about their underlying businesses. Investors are more than a little concerned with a debt load of about $143 billion.

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Meet the Virtually Unknown 11%-Yielding Dividend Stock I Want to Triple My Stake in if the Stock Market Crashes

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The ingredients for a stock market crash or bear market decline do exist -- and crashes have historically represented an excellent opportunity for long-term investors to open positions or increase their existing stakes in high-quality businesses. Put another way, premium valuations aren't tolerated over long periods by investors.

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Time to Pounce: 2 Electrifying Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks That Are Begging to Be Bought in September

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Companies that regularly share a percentage of their earnings with investors are almost always profitable on a recurring basis, and they've typically demonstrated to Wall Street their ability to navigate challenging economic climates. One of the clearest advantages of being a debt-focused BDC for middle-market companies is yield.

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