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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 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. of the total portfolio.

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

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Whether you're interested in outperforming the broad market or producing a passive income stream, dividend-paying stocks are what you want in your portfolio. It's a well-documented fact that companies committed to distributing their profits usually outperform companies that don't have a dividend program. in the second quarter.

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

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Some are concerned with optimizing their portfolio's performance, while others are more interested in building a stream of recurring income. Regardless of which camp you're in, filling your portfolio with dividend-paying stocks is a great way to achieve your goal. Individual investors generally fall into one of two camps.

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

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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) is a business development company (BDC), which means it legally avoids paying income taxes by distributing at least 90% of profits to investors as a dividend. At the end of June, 68% of its portfolio was earning interest at rates that soared.

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Want to Gain $1,000 in Annual Dividend Income? Invest $11,620 in These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks.

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Last year was the sixth in a row that the company added over 1 million new fiber subscribers. This is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it can legally avoid paying income taxes by distributing nearly all its profits to shareholders as a dividend. at recent prices. This figure peaked at 1.3%

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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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Another reason to have faith in AGNC and its rock-solid payout is the composition of its investment portfolio. billion of its $58 billion investment portfolio consisted of agency MBSs and TBA (to be announced) securities. billion debt-investment portfolio is variable rate. As of June 30, $56.9 to 11.8%. All but $0.1

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