BDCs

For years, many financial advisers recommended a mix of stock and bond investments to their average retail clients, including the standard 60/40 stock-to-bond portfolio. Because of record high inflation and plunging markets, this age-old rule of thumb is becoming less relevant. To help their...

In the current environment of historically low interest rates, there may be only one thing that’s better than an investment that pays robust quarterly dividends: one that pays monthly dividends. Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: GAIN), Capitala Finance Corp (NASDAQ: CPTA) and Fidus...

The new era of post-crisis lending restrictions has created an unprecedented opportunity for BDCs. Responsible BDCs now have a much larger lending market available in which to operate. Rising interest rates will likely benefit the majority of BDCs that hold primarily floating-rate assets. While...

The top executives of Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) in the most recent earnings call outlined some areas where they see opportunity in the years ahead. Benzinga covered this last week in an article revealing the company's thoughts on credit, energy and real estate services. The...