BIZD News and Press, VanEck Vectors BDC Income From 09/30/22

Summary Both Main Street Capital and Oaktree Specialty Lending are high-yielding investment grade BDCs. MAIN has a tremendous track record, whereas OCSL pays out a much higher dividend yield. Which one is the better buy? Both Main Street Capital ( MAIN ) and Oakt...

Summary With inflation at the highest level in decades and volatility continuing to surge, equity investors are questioning their next moves. At the beginning of the year, financial conditions were very loose by any means historically, and we've very rapidly moved from loose finan...

Summary Both Ares Capital and FS KKR Capital boast investment grade credit ratings. ARCC has a tremendous track record whereas FSK pays out a much higher dividend yield. Which one is the better buy? Both Ares Capital Corp. ( ARCC ) and FS KKR Capital ( FSK ) ...

Summary The main economic data release for the trading week is the US inflation report. The UK economy is in a precarious position and facing a recession. Chinese President Xi is expected to meet with Russian President Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in U...

Summary We believe that cash flow and debt sustainability are likely to become increasingly important as real economic growth slows and credit access tightens. Cash flow provides a link between a company’s income statement and their balance sheet. Focusing on the Russel...

Summary Ares Capital and Owl Rock Capital are both investment grade BDCs. They both pay out very high dividend yields. We share three reasons why we own ARCC instead of ORCC. Both Ares Capital Corp ( ARCC ) and Owl Rock Capital Corp ( ORCC ) have investment g...

Summary GAIN and HRZN are two BDCs with different approaches, but the end result has been regular payouts to investors. GAIN is a relatively more diversified BDC that could provide a bit more diversification and protection for the downside. HRZN is more focused on life science...

Summary Traders expect the U.S. Fed to soften as Chairman Powell suggested they have reached a neutral rate with the last rate increase. Traders expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to softly pivot away from rate increases after reaching a “normal level.”. I believe t...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips The traditional definition for penny stocks is those securities trading for $5 or less . However, there are many alternative definitions out there.  For example, the Nasdaq website defines penny stocks as t...

Long-term investors need to have a strategy they can stick with no matter what happens, a strategy that keeps them on an even keel. Investing is hard and determining your risk tolerance is far from an exact science. There are a lot of people these days who seem to want the market ...