The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

While many different types of companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique opportunity. For this reason, BDCs tend to garner a lot of attention from investors looking to supplement their portfolio with some dividend income. Hercules Capital: 11.5% Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

One of the best ways to supplement portfolio growth is to seek out dividend stocks. 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. There are loads of ways to generate passive income.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Portfolio growth can come from many different sources. dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

One of the key ingredients in a diversified investment portfolio is dividend stocks. Business development companies (BDC) can be particularly good sources of dividend income, paying above market returns. In the company's latest quarterly filing, Hercules reported a nonaccrual rate of just 1.2%. Hercules Capital: 9.5%

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Dividends can be a terrific source of passive income for your portfolio. But with so many opportunities out there, it's challenging to identify companies that both pay dividends and consistently perform at a high level. One good place to source ideas is to look at business development companies (BDCs).

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There are many different ways to add growth to your portfolio. For some, investing in companies taking advantage of emerging trends, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can be lucrative. However, this approach requires investors to speculate about which companies are best positioned to win long term. Hercules Capital: 10.3%

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Lately, much attention has been lavished on Ares Capital, the unit created in 2004 to provide financing for middle-market acquisitions, recapitalizations, and leveraged buyouts. The Ares portfolio is diversified across 466 borrowers backed by 222 private equity sponsors that invest in those borrowers’ equity.

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