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Actually, the Ultra-Wealthy Don't Own That Much Stock. You Can Invest Like Them for Less Than $1,000.

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They're more likely to own real estate and stakes in privately owned companies. Although you would struggle to own a direct stake in most privately held corporations, you can easily own a piece of a private equity firm specifically built from the ground up to hold such companies. The problem?

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Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows individual investors to take part in the previously elusive world of venture capital investing. In the first quarter, the company added 252,000 fiber customers, which raised the total to 8.6

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Warren Buffett Owns These 5 High-Yield Dividend Stocks. Should You?

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That yield is so high in large part because Ares is a business development company (BDC). BDCs provide financing to small-to-medium-sized businesses. Importantly, they must return at least 90% of their income to shareholders in the form of dividends to be exempt from federal taxes.

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Here's How Ares Capital Can Afford Its 10% Dividend Yield

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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.

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This Dividend Stock Has Returned 157% Over the Past 10 Years. You Can Buy It Today for Just $15

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While many different types of companies pay dividends, one of the more generous types is business development companies (BDCs). BDCs are required to pay out at least 90% of taxable income to shareholders in the form of a dividend. This provides the potential for an extra layer of return for its portfolio companies.

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Want $300 in Super-Safe Monthly Dividend Income? Invest $32,000 in the Following 3 Ultra-High-Yield Stocks.

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By comparison, companies that didn't offer a payout to their shareholders produced an average annual return of just 3.95%. The company raised its monthly payout twice last year. Management has made a concerted effort to protect its company's principal , as well. Including equity stakes, the company's roughly $1.07

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Entering 2024, I held stakes in 45 stocks -- 19 of which are currently paying a dividend. and has returned $25 billion in aggregate dividends to its shareholders since becoming a public company in October 1997. Annaly is currently yielding 13.5% Image source: Getty Images.

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