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Where the Money Is: A Deeper Look at the BDC Industry
David Hanson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 13, 1:44PM CDT
A deeper look at the BDC industry. Motley Fool analyst David Hanson is joined by Fool contributor Jordan Wathen to discuss the overall market's valuation, what makes a BDC great, and the glories of micro-cap stocks. Jordan tells viewers why he think...
The 1 Way These High-Yield Stocks Can Crush Investors
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 11, 6:00AM CDT
High-yield business development companies, like Ares Capital Corporation and American Capital Ltd. , can make a killing investing in risky debt, but it's their equity investments that can make or break the returns. Generally speaking, the...
1 Thing Main Street Capital Corporation Shareholders Should Hear
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 08, 5:00AM CST
Photo: Darekm135 Main Street Capital Corporation is an outlier in the BDC industry, due to its impressive historical returns, and its portfolio of much smaller, middle-market companies. Main Street Capital is most active in the lower middle...
Is Main Street Capital Showing Signs of a Bad Lender?
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Mar 06, 6:00AM CST
Main Street Capital 's fourth-quarter earnings report had little in the way of surprises, but it did reveal two less-than-impressive developments. The company reported that two debt investments were placed on non-accrual, reflecting the reality...
Full Circle Capital (FULL) Jumps: Stock Rises 6.3% - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 05, 7:57AM CST
Full Circle Capital Corp. (FULL) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise by over 7% on the day.
How Main Street Capital Corporation Will Mimic Its High-Yield Peers
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 05, 6:00AM CST
Main Street Capital is the darling of the BDC industry, posting the highest total returns since it went public in 2007. On the company's conference call, managers pointed to a new future for Main Street Capital, one that would have it following...
Main Street Capital Upped to Strong Buy - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 04, 10:10AM CST
On Mar 4, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Main Street Capital Corporation to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy)
Another Rent-A-Center Store in Illinois - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 03, 2:40PM CST
Rent-A-Center announced the opening of a store in Palatine, Illinois. The company operates 104 outlets in the state.
Main Street Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2013 Financial Results
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 27, 3:05PM CST
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.
Main Street Announces Second Quarter 2014 Regular Monthly Dividends
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 27, 6:00AM CST
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced today that its Board of Directors declared regular monthly dividends of $0.165 per share for each of April, May and June 2014. These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, total $0.495 per share for the second quarter of 2014 and represent a 6% increase from the monthly dividends declared for the second quarter of 2013. Since its October 2007 initial public offering, Main Street has periodically increased the amount of its regular monthly dividends paid per share, and has never reduced its regular monthly dividend amount per share. Including the regular monthly dividends declared for the second quarter of 2014, Main Street will have paid $11.68 per share in cumulative dividends since its October 2007 initial public offering.
How Should I Value These Dividend Rock-Stars?
David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 19, 11:38AM CST
Blackstone and Prospect Capital are both private equity stocks but are viewing in different valuation lights. In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is , banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David...
Don't Be a Paranoid Investor
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 15, 5:30AM CST
Corporate executives fly in multimillion-dollar jets, receive lavish option rewards, and even collect big severance packages after leaving a firm in distress. Investors have every reason to be skeptical -- and they should be. No one cares about...
Opportunistic Investments by American Capital - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 13, 4:20PM CST
American Capital's investments in the the past year have been laudable. The company, along with its affiliate European Capital Ltd., invested more than $325 million in 18 new and existing portfolio companies in 2013.
4 Earnings Themes to Watch at Main Street Capital Corporation
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 12, 2:41PM CST
Main Street Capital Corporation will report earnings on February 27, and all eyes are on this top-performing business development company. Main Street Capital is a rising star, delivering impressive capital gains and dividends to investors since...
EXNESS Announces a Contest for the Best Brand Name in Arabic
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 12, 1:00AM CST
EXNESS invites anyone interested to take part in determining the best brand name to use in the countries in the Arab world. The winner will receive a prize in the amount of 3,000 USD!
Where the Money Is: February 10
Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 10, 1:06PM CST
Lessons learned from great investors. Join Motley Fool analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson as they look ahead to this week's biggest events, share lessons learned, and touch on Bitcoin's recent tumble. Wisdom from one of the all-time...
Main Street Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2013 Earnings Release And Conference Call Schedule
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 06, 6:00AM CST
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2013 results on Thursday, February 27, 2014, after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Main Street has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcasted live via phone and over the Internet, on Friday, February 28, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Investors may participate either by phone or audio webcast.
Another Rent-A-Center Store in Tennessee - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Feb 03, 1:20PM CST
Rent-A-Center announced the opening of a store in Bartlett, Tennessee.
How the Taper Affects BDCs
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 03, 7:00AM CST
The Fed's quantitative easing program was designed to drive down long-term interest rates. The opposite -- the taper -- is designed to allow long-term rates to rise. I wanted to take some time today to look at how the taper will affect business...
3 Rock-Solid Dividend Stocks to Buy Today
Motley Fool Staff - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 01, 11:00AM CST
Source: Flickr/401(K) 2012. With interest rates at rock-bottom levels, investors everywhere are searching for investments with stable dividends. Many traditional dividend-paying stocks, such as utilities and REITs, have been bid up and now no...