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JANUARY 5, 2024

One of the best ways to create wealth is by investing in companies that pay a dividend. While many different types of companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique opportunity. The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it lends to companies that are too big for small business loans but still too small to work with large banks. There are 505 companies in Ares Capital's portfolio and nearly all are backed by private equity sponsors.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 23, 2024

Just as the name suggests, private equity firms supply promising up-and-coming companies with capital, usually in the form of a loan, but sometimes in exchange for an equity stake in a company. Blackstone (NYSE: BX) is one of these private equity firms, and it's a good one.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

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). Hercules Capital: Dividend yield 10.5%

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

AT&T In September, AT&T agreed to sell its remaining stake in DirecTV to a private equity firm for cash payments that could total $7.6 Now that it's purely a telecommunications business, investors can expect predictable cash flows supporting its quarterly dividend. As one of just three U.S.

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JULY 22, 2024

While there are many dividend stocks out there, some of my favorite opportunities are in business development companies (BDC). dividend yield Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a BDC that specializes in making high-yield loans to emerging technology businesses. Hercules Technology Growth Capital: 9.1%

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While many different types of companies pay dividends, one of the more generous types is business development companies (BDCs). Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a leading BDC that specializes in a vehicle called venture debt for life sciences, energy, and technology businesses.

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