During the last year, interest rate expectations have gone from expected rate hikes by the Fed to rate cuts, and it’s got people scared and confused. Increasingly confounding to many, rates in many regions around the world are now negative. According to Wikipedia, a Zero Interest Rate Policy ("ZIRP") is an unconventional monetary policy. But let’s forget interest rates and ZIRP for a moment, and instead consider a few attractive big yield opportunities for income-focused investors. This article focuses three: A business development company, a closed-end fund and a real estate investment trust. Without