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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, and derivatives to choose from, the stock market gives everyday investors an endless array of options. 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. annually, on average.

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Exchange-Traded Funds Debt Amortization Depreciation 246

The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2024

The company basically owns a portfolio of mortgages and makes money off the spread between the yield of its investments and the short-term funding costs to buy them. When the Fed began increasing interest rates, mortgage rates followed suit. It locks in the spreads with hedges and then uses leverage to increase its returns.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 4, 2023

During the 50-year period between 1973 and 2022, dividend-paying stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 index delivered a 9.18% average annual return, while non-dividend-paying stocks in the same index returned just 3.95% on average, according to Hartford Funds and Ned Davis Research. AT&T generated $19.8 range during the first half of 2025.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. The chart below tracks the total return of Ares stock versus a number of leading S&P 500 -themed exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Hercules Capital: 10.6%

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The Motley Fool

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. The company's $21.5

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 10, 2024

The company has paid consecutive monthly dividends since its founding in 1969, and it's raised its payout 126 times since its initial public offering in 1994. It also still looks cheap at 15 times its per-share adjusted funds from operations, which is comparable to cash flow for a REIT.

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Initial Public Offering Amortization Depreciation Earnings Before Interest 130

The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

One type of business that income-focused investors might have come across is the business development company (BDC) , which invests in the debt and equity of middle-market companies. However, BDCs can employ very different strategies and not all are created equal. About 96% of its debt portfolio is floating rate.

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