We recently published an article on 10 Best BDC Stocks To Invest In. In this article we will look at where Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) ranks among the 10 best BDC stocks.Business Development Companies (BDCs) represent a compelling investment option for those looking to support smaller enterprises while earning a steady income through high dividend yields. BDCs operate as closed-end investment firms, specializing in providing much-needed capital to small and mid-size businesses that often face challenges accessing traditional sources of funding, such as bank loans or public equity markets. This unique business model allows BDCs to fill an essential…
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The investment strategies of the ultra-wealthy might have some benefits for the average retail trader. TIGER 21 Founder and Chairman Michael Sonnenfeldt breaks down how members of its peer advisory network are investing.Sonnenfeldt says TIGER 21 members are looking for “competitive momentum” and examine “characters of the leaders, root to cash flow, and what the market looks like”.According to Sonnenfeldt, the ultra-wealthy are invested in private equity, real estate, and public equity. Surprisingly, ultra-wealthy investors aren’t looking to make big bucks on investments. According to Sonnenfeldt, they’re looking for “8 to 12% on sustainable returns,” but advises that “anybody who…
By most metrics, the stock market is priced at a premium these days. But that doesn’t mean bargains can’t still be found.Three Motley Fool contributors think they’ve identified dirt-cheap healthcare stocks to buy right now. Here’s why they picked CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD), and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE).You can still get in on the ground floorProsper Junior Bakiny (CRISPR Therapeutics): Valuing relatively small biotech companies that generate little-to-no revenue is not an exact science. Even so, CRISPR Therapeutics, a gene-editing specialist, looks cheap at its current levels. CRISPR Therapeutics’ market cap is $4.2 billion despite the recent…
Image source: Getty Images Buying into proven blue-chip companies is one way to earn passive income. It has worked for centuries and, while any given company is never guaranteed to pay out passive income in the form of dividends, I feel confident that building a diversified portfolio of high-quality, blue-chip shares ought to help me earn money without working for it, for years or even decades to come. To illustrate, imagine I had a spare £20,000. Here is how I would use that to target £300 on average in passive income each month. Doing the maths How much one might…
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country’s fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades. The election is predicted to be a close contest between President Ranil Wickremesinghe, main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Marxist-leaning challenger Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Dissanayake narrowly led in one recent opinion poll. Voting closed at 4 p.m. (1030 GMT) and counting started afterward, with results expected to be announced by the Election Commission on Sunday. Postal votes were to be counted…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he supported a half percentage point rate cut at this week’s meeting because inflation is falling even faster than he had expected.Citing recent data on consumer and producer prices, Waller told CNBC that the data is showing core inflation, excluding food and energy, in the Fed’s preferred measure is running below 1.8% over the past four months. The Fed targets annual inflation at 2%.”That is what put me back a bit to say, wow, inflation is softening much faster than I thought it was going to, and that is what put me over…
Gevo, a developer of net-zero hydrocarbon fuels, has inked a deal to acquire Red Trail Energy’s ethanol production plant and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) assets for $210 million. This strategic purchase aligns with Gevo’s mission to expand its sustainable fuel production capabilities. The move could play a crucial role in making the company’s earnings to be positive by 2025 and produce more renewable fuels. Strengthening the Path to Net Zero Gevo seeks to transform renewable energy and biogenic carbon into sustainable fuels and chemicals with a net-zero carbon footprint. Its technology produces various products, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),…
Harbour Investment Partners Unlocks Exclusive Private Equity Opportunities for Sophisticated InvestorsSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / September 21, 2024 / Harbour Investment Partners is pleased to announce new avenues for experienced and high-net-worth investors to explore private equity opportunities. With a focus on providing tailored investment options, the firm helps investors gain access to private market deals across a variety of sectors, including technology, healthcare, and renewable energy. These sectors represent industries with significant growth potential, which may not always be accessible through traditional public markets. By offering exposure to private equity investments, Harbour Investment Partners provides investors the opportunity to…
Dividend growth has historically been a key contributor to a stock’s outperformance. Tech titan Microsoft (MSFT -0.78%) recently increased its dividend by another 11%. That new rate will cost it about $25 billion annually. It will likely keep the company near the top of the pack among global-dividend payers. Microsoft wasn’t the only company that recently gave its investors a raise. Telecom giant Verizon (VZ 0.89%) increased its payment by less than 2%, while leading real estate investment trust (REIT) Realty Income (O 1.53%) provided an even more modest pay bump. While Microsoft’s pay raise made headlines due to its…
No company has been a bigger winner than Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) as nearly every tech company has collectively poured billions of dollars into developing their generative AI (artificial intelligence) capabilities. The company has added $2.5 trillion to its market cap over the last two years as sales and profits exploded with the demand for its GPUs.The chipmaker has shown incredible pricing power amid the strong demand. That’s evidenced by its gross margin expanding into the upper 70% range. And with the booming sales growth, it’s seen very high operating leverage, which translates into massive bottom-line growth. To be sure, Nvidia’s performance…