The need for extended long-term care is a possibility retirees need to plan for. Many turn to long-term care insurance policies, believing those will remove the risk. However, some buyers are finding out that they aren't getting what they thought they were.
2 BDCs That Can Be Safely Integrated In Retirement Portfolio
If generating more passive income is one of your New Year's resolutions, you have plenty of options for achieving the goal. One of the easiest is to buy high-yield dividend stocks.
Ares Capital (ARCC) reachead $22.12 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -0.27% change compared to its last close.
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 3, 2025 / Ares Capital Corporation ("Ares Capital") (NASDAQ:ARCC) announced today that it will report earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 prior to the opening of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Ares Capital invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/conference call at 12:00 p.m.
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
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 yields, and are sensitive to interest rate changes, making them attractive for dividend-focused investors. Top BDCs like Ares Capital, Main Street Capital, and Blackstone Secured Lending show strong fundamentals, conservative management, and solid balance sheets.
I would say there are more ways to generate passive income than you can shake a stick at. However, that expression might not be true, depending on how big your stick is and how committed you are to shaking it.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
It's been a great couple of years for investors holding U.S. equities. From the end of 2022 through Dec. 27, the benchmark S&P 500 index soared 55.5%.
Risk is the probability of a negative event in the future. An abstract concept that is not measurable; otherwise it would not be risk. Ascertaining value is the first step in controlling risk, that is, in reducing the possibility of incurring losses that cannot be predicted in advance. My choice to invest in securities with positive NAV performance over time is a way to try to control risk.