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

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Investors are more than a little concerned with a debt load of about $143 billion. With customers who rarely disconnect their mobile or fiber internet connections, AT&T's telecom business is a reliably profitable one that generated $18 billion in free cash flow over the past 12 months. at the end of June from just 7.7%

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Want $100 in Super Safe Annual Dividend Income? Invest $905 Into the Following 3 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks

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yield The second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can generate $100 in super safe annual dividend income from an initial investment of $905 (split equally three ways) is business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). billion in debt securities. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.8%

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Want $1,000 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $9,550 in These 2 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks

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Before you plow every penny you can find into these two stocks, it's important to remember that an especially high yield means the market is worried the underlying business can't continue meeting and raising its dividend commitment. The average yield Ares received from its portfolio of debt securities was a healthy 12.2%

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2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in August and Hold at Least a Decade

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Ares Capital Corporation Ares Capital is a business development company, or BDC. Income-seeking investors like these types of businesses because they can legally avoid federal income taxes by distributing nearly everything they earn to shareholders as a dividend. over the past five years. in the second quarter.

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Want an Extra $500 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $5,150 in These Ultra-High-Yield Stocks.

The Motley Fool

The company has raised its dividend payout for 17 straight years. Soaring interest rates have the market worried that Verizon's debt load could become too much of a burden. Steady cash flow generation and declining capital expenditures suggest its debt load will be manageable. Shares of Verizon offer a huge 7.7%

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2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now for a Lifetime of Passive Income

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Ares Capital Ares Capital is the world's largest publicly traded business development company, or BDC. They are also popular with income-seeking investors because they can legally avoid paying income taxes by distributing nearly all their profits to shareholders as dividends. in the second quarter.

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Want an Extra $1,000 in Annual Dividend Income in 2024? Invest $13,670 in These Magnificent, High-Yield Dividend Stocks

The Motley Fool

There was $129 billion in net debt on AT&T's balance sheet at the end of September, which isn't as frightening as it might seem. The company expects to achieve a manageable net debt-to-adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA) ratio of 2.5 million in net unsecured debt.

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