alternative income funds

Why This BDC Trades Below NAV—for Now

Why This BDC Trades Below NAV—for Now

Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN) has been one of the best-performing stocks in the business development (BDC) sector over the long term. Because of its success, MAIN trades at a steep premium to NAV and sports a lower yield than all of its BDC peers. So, I want to introduce you to a MAIN alternative […]

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This Panic Just Created 13% Income Opportunities

Recently, the Wall Street Journal published a short piece noting that Moody’s Ratings had lowered its outlook for business development companies (BDCs) from “stable” to “negative.” There are some interesting comments in the article, and I think the downgrade gives investment opportunities. The article glosses over what I think are a couple of important points. […]

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2 Simple Ways to Earn More From Your Savings

If you read my articles here, you are likely someone who is comfortable managing your own portfolio and investments. I am writing this so you can talk to the people you know who find investing in the markets very scary. They have little or no knowledge and don’t know where to start. I talk to […]

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Investors Are Dumping This Fund Despite Stable Value

Subscribers who have been with me for a while know that I have a general negative opinion of closed-end funds (CEFs). I have heard them called the Junkyard of Wall Street. That said, I have added a few CEFs to the Dividend Hunter portfolio when I found ones with compelling potential. Currently, there are two […]