Two BDCs both promise generous income for retirement investors, but inside a Roth IRA the payout trajectory matters far more than the current yield, and only one of these picks is built to compound the way a Roth demands.
Baby Boomers chasing income have learned the hard way that a double-digit yield can signal a collapsing business just as often as a generous payout.
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
In the most recent trading session, Ares Capital (ARCC) closed at $19.38, indicating a -2.15% shift from the previous trading day.
Weak M&A activity is constraining Ares Capital's deal flow. Management mentioned a pickup in transaction reviews in June, but this is a soft indicator and not as important as investment commitments. Net investment commitments declined in Q2, while backlog and pipeline have trended lower over the past 3 quarters. Rising non-accrual indicators, interest receivables, and portfolio-company leverage warrant closer credit monitoring.
When a frothy stock market threatens your retirement income, four overlooked dividend giants offer yields that dwarf what most investors settle for, and one REIT has refused to cut its payout through every financial storm since 2009.
The Federal Open Market Committee enters its September 15–16 meeting with interest rate futures pricing in a more than 85% probability of a 25 bps hike. August core CPI data running hot for a second consecutive month alongside Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish stance at Jackson Hole forced markets to abandon easing expectations.
Ares Capital has handed investors a reliable paycheck for years, but something shifted quietly inside the numbers, and the question now is whether that reliability has a shelf life.
Four dividend stocks are hitting their ex-date deadlines this week, and for one of them, the window to collect the next payment slams shut at today's closing bell.
In the most recent trading session, Ares Capital (ARCC) closed at $19.7, indicating a -1.7% shift from the previous trading day.
I bought the dip in Ares Capital Corporation earlier this summer. However, I recently sold my position. I detail why in this article.
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