BIZD News and Press, VanEck Vectors BDC Income From 01/25/23

Summary Believe it or not, investors can build a diversified portfolio that will never be taxed at either the corporate or individual levels. We discuss how they can build it and why now is a great time to do so. We also share some of our top picks for building this portfolio. ...

Summary Interest rates have risen sharply over the past year due to the Fed's efforts to crush inflation. We bought the 2022 dip in debt and preferred equity hand-over-fist. However, we mostly skipped over high yield bonds and preferreds and took an even more advantageous approach. ...

Summary Both Ares Capital and Hercules Capital offer investors very high dividend yields. Both also boast investment grade credit ratings and impressive track records. We compare them side by side and share our take on which is the better buy today. Both Ares Capital ( A...

Summary Both Main Street Capital and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund boast investment-grade credit ratings. Both also offer very attractive dividend yields. We compare them side by side and share our take on which is the better buy today. Both Blackstone Secured Lending Fu...

Summary Billionaire Elon Musk recently asserted that we are already in a deflationary environment. He also said that the Federal Reserve may very well drive the economy off a cliff due to the fact that it is using outdated data to set interest rates. We share our approach to the cur...

Summary Purchasing Managers' Index from S&P Global provides a unique insight into worldwide economic trends, allowing the analysis of business activity by detailed sector in the world's principal regions. S&P Global PMI surveys recorded a fifth month of contracting worldwide bus...

Summary Both Owl Rock Capital Corporation and FS KKR Capital Corp offer high dividend yields. Both also boast investment-grade credit ratings. We compare them side by side and share our take on which is the better buy today. Both Owl Rock Capital Corporation ( ORCC ) a...

Summary HIPS is an ETF that has the potential to lure investors in with its high yield. But this strategy is built for bull markets in high yield bonds. We are not in one. In fact, this might be the most dangerous few years for high yield debt since the Global Financial Crisis. ...

Summary Both Ares Capital and Capital Southwest offer investors very high dividend yields. Ares Capital is investment grade with a stellar track record whereas Capital Southwest has greater exposure to loans and offers a higher dividend yield. We compare them side by side and share ...

Summary Both Main Street Capital and FS KKR Capital boast investment-grade credit ratings. Both also offer very attractive dividend yields. We compare them side by side and share our take on which is the better buy today. Both FS KKR ( FSK ) and Main Street Capital ( ...