business development companies

High-yielding business development companies (BDCs) are one of the asset classes benefiting from the Federal Reserve's lower for longer interest rate policy this year. That much is confirmed by a 9.5 percent rise over the past 90 days for the VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF (NYSE: BIZD). BDC ETFs...

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...

Most individual investors pay very little attention to what's going on in the world of private equity. The shadowy world of private equity and buyout investing is seen as the province of large institutions and well-heeled big money types -- and of little interest to those looking to catch...

Harvest Capital Credit Corp (NASDAQ: HCAP) is a small cap with a big-time dividend. A business development company, Harvest Capital Credit has a dividend yield of 8.95 percent. Required by law to pay out most of its income in dividends due to tax considerations, business development companies...

Business development companies (BDCs) are unique creations of Congress, much like real estate investment trusts (REITs). Both BDCs and REITs are required by law to pay out a high portion of income as dividends to shareholders, in order to receive preferential tax treatment. As a result, both...