Retiring on $1 million is increasingly challenging. Doing it with dividends can make it more feasible. I share two approaches to retiring on dividends with $1 million.

Main Street Capital outperforms peers due to a diverse, internally managed portfolio and strong dividend coverage, making it a resilient investment in varying interest rate environments. MAIN's unique...

Main Street Capital is an internally managed BDC with a uniquely structured portfolio, allowing it to withstand interest rate cuts strongly. Substantial fixed-rated debt investments ensure resilient N...

2 BDCs That Can Be Safely Integrated In Retirement Portfolio

Despite expected interest rate declines, BDCs are poised for strong performance in 2025 due to potential rate hikes and inflation uncertainties. BDCs provide capital to small businesses, have high yie...

Once in a while, it makes sense for investors to reassess their holdings. Going back to the roots is critical to stay on track for what we have defined as our investment goals from the start. Recently...

The threat of higher inflation and interest rates for longer has sent the market into turmoil. However, high yield investors have nothing to fear from this development. We share a 7%-yielding portfoli...

Investors love dividend stocks, especially the high-yield variety, because they offer a significant income stream and have massive total return potential.

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AI stocks have dominated the markets over the past few years. However, there are a few other sectors that have also shined over the past few years. I share two high-flying big dividend sectors that, I...

The financial outlook for many BDCs is not promising. Already lower base rates will continue to depress results in Q4 reports. The trajectory for SOFR is not great either.

Big dividend stocks are on a big holiday sale this Christmas season. Even in some of the most in-favor sectors of the high-yield space, bargains can still be found. I share some well-covered 11-14% di...

MAIN and CSWC are leading blue-chip BDCs with sky-high dividend yields. However, their performances have sharply diverged from each other in recent months. I discuss which is the better buy right now.

Preferred shares rallied, as predicted. Finding value is getting much harder. There are some common shares trading at discounts. Some big, some tiny. I would be interested in a few of the agency mortg...

Private credit/BDC investments offer exposure to structural growth and a significant portfolio yield enhancement. Yet, we have to be extra careful of not falling into value traps and investing in unsu...

President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs have ignited significant uncertainty for the economy and markets. We take a look at how they will likely impact various high-yield sectors. We also shar...

Warren Buffett has a famous quote: only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years. In my view, from time to time, it is worth asking this question to our...

Main Street Capital and Fidus Investment have been my top BDC picks since late 2023. So far, both have outperformed the index, which might raise the question of potential overvaluation. I compare FDUS...

MAIN Street Capital's Q3 2024 results show a 10.8% gross assets yield and an 18.4% ROE, though the latter is debated due to variable gains. MAIN's future ROE may decline due to higher refinancing cost...

Most dividend investors seek solid passive income streams from quality dividend stocks.