Retirees, This Is Not Your Father's Retirement Plan: Constructing The 2015 Fill-The-Gap Portfolio
George Schneider - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 11:19PM CST
The percentage of workers covered by a traditional defined benefit [DB] pension plan that pays a lifetime annuity, often based on years of service and final salary, has been steadily declining over the past 25 years. From 1980 through 2008, the...
RAI: 65.45 (-0.19), HCP: 44.00 (-0.45), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), ED: 66.91 (+0.90), COP: 70.13 (-0.92), DB: 30.95 (+0.04), MO: 50.36 (-0.17), O: 49.42 (+0.33), T: 33.96 (-0.07), STON: 25.95 (+0.25), SUI: 62.18 (-0.08), ARCC: 15.86 (+0.07), EPR: 58.50 (unch), VZ: 47.67 (unch), CTL: 40.18 (-0.05), VGR: 21.38 (+0.02)
Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Part 2
BDC Buzz - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 4:42PM CST
NMFC: 14.85 (-0.06), PNNT: 9.53 (-0.18), HTGC: 15.13 (+0.39), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), FULL: 4.76 (-0.01), TICC: 7.60 (+0.01), GBDC: 18.02 (+0.02), PFLT: 13.85 (+0.05), TCPC: 16.24 (-0.23), TPVG: 14.78 (+0.16), ARCC: 15.86 (+0.07), FSC: 8.08 (+0.01), AINV: 7.55 (-0.01), TSLX: 16.85 (+0.12), MCC: 9.18 (-0.11), KCAP: 6.95 (-0.27), FDUS: 15.11 (+0.24), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02), FSIC: 10.06 (+0.01)
Insider Trading Alert - MAIN, BEAV And CTHR Traded By Insiders
at The Street - Mon Dec 22, 11:21AM CST
Stocks with insider trader activity include MAIN, BEAV and CTHR
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), BEAV: 58.63 (-0.02), CTHR: 1.63 (-0.03)
Main Street makes new $29.8M portfolio investment
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 22, 6:19AM CST
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19)
Main Street Announces New Portfolio Investment
PR Newswire - Mon Dec 22, 6:00AM CST
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street"
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), NPO: 62.10 (+0.38)
Who's Really Getting Rich in High-Yield Stocks?
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Dec 18, 12:00PM CST
Financial ratios rarely tell all. A high return on equity is often the product of too much debt. Similarly, an inflated dividend payout ratio might owe to a goodwill writedown in a single year, which reduces the denominator: income. All the same,...
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), HTGC: 15.13 (+0.39), TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), ARCC: 15.86 (+0.07), FSC: 8.08 (+0.01), MCC: 9.18 (-0.11), GBDC: 18.02 (+0.02), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02)
Insider Trading Alert - VLGEA, MAIN And HEP Traded By Insiders
at The Street - Thu Dec 18, 10:40AM CST
Stocks with insider trader activity include VLGEA, MAIN and HEP
HEP: 29.13 (+0.34), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), VLGEA: 26.25 (+0.46)
Big bounce in junk, BDCs
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 2:41PM CST
JNK: 39.07 (+0.11), HYG: 90.25 (-0.08), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), BDCL: 21.89 (+0.34), TCRD: 11.51 (-0.05), TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), BKCC: 8.15 (unch), FSC: 8.08 (+0.01), MCC: 9.18 (-0.11), BDCS: 23.15 (-0.78), KCAP: 6.95 (-0.27), BIZD: 18.53 (+0.05), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02)
Main Street Capital (MAIN) Falls: Stock Goes Down 4.2% - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 17, 7:42AM CST
Main Street Capital saw a big move last session, as the company’s shares fell by about 4% which continued the downtrend for the company
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), AINV: 7.55 (-0.01)
Understanding Prospect Capital's Recently Announced Material Dividend Reduction And Change In Policy
Scott Kennedy - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 16, 5:02AM CST
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02)
Business Development Companies Reveal Risks
Brian Nelson - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 2:41PM CST
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), MSFT: 48.14 (-0.31), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02)
High-Yield BDCs Hit New Lows
BDC Buzz - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 5:11AM CST
GLAD: 8.55 (+0.05), TCPC: 16.24 (-0.23), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), HTGC: 15.13 (+0.39), FULL: 4.76 (-0.01), BKCC: 8.15 (unch), BDCL: 21.89 (+0.34), FSC: 8.08 (+0.01), TSLX: 16.85 (+0.12), MCC: 9.18 (-0.11), KCAP: 6.95 (-0.27), GBDC: 18.02 (+0.02), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02)
Main Street boosts borrowing firepower
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 6:27AM CST
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19)
Main Street Announces Increase in Commitments Under its Credit Facility to $572.5 Million
PR Newswire - Fri Dec 12, 6:00AM CST
Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street"
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19)
Jim Cramer Looks at Less-Obvious Oil Losers as Crude Prices Drop
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 8:02AM CST
Given the plunge in crude, beware of these ancillary minefields as well.
TSLA: 222.26 (+1.29), GLAD: 8.55 (+0.05), CFR: 70.74 (+0.17), SAVE: 75.68 (+1.52), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), TCRD: 11.51 (-0.05), BOKF: 60.91 (-0.13), ESV: 30.39 (-0.89), AINV: 7.55 (-0.01), HBHC: 30.64 (-0.36), XLF: 24.95 (-0.04), BA: 131.24 (+1.21)
Main Street Issues Reminder Regarding Upcoming Dividend Activity
PR Newswire - Tue Dec 09, 6:00AM CST
As previously announced on October 23, 2014, Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street"
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19)
Tough day for BDCs as Prospect Capital tumbles
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 08, 10:30AM CST
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), PNNT: 9.53 (-0.18), TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), BKCC: 8.15 (unch), TICC: 7.60 (+0.01), BDCS: 23.15 (-0.78), OHAI: 4.54 (-0.02), GLAD: 8.55 (+0.05), BDCL: 21.89 (+0.34), FSC: 8.08 (+0.01), MCC: 9.18 (-0.11), KCAP: 6.95 (-0.27), BIZD: 18.53 (+0.05), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02)
Tax-Loss Harvesting For BDCs
BDC Buzz - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 07, 5:56PM CST
NMFC: 14.85 (-0.06), HTGC: 15.13 (+0.39), MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), TCAP: 20.45 (+0.03), BKCC: 8.15 (unch), FULL: 4.76 (-0.01), TICC: 7.60 (+0.01), SUNS: 14.99 (-0.25), BDCS: 23.15 (-0.78), GBDC: 18.02 (+0.02), PFLT: 13.85 (+0.05), GLAD: 8.55 (+0.05), TCPC: 16.24 (-0.23), SPY: 207.77 (+0.02), BDCL: 21.89 (+0.34), ARCC: 15.86 (+0.07), FSC: 8.08 (+0.01), TSLX: 16.85 (+0.12), MCC: 9.18 (-0.11), KCAP: 6.95 (-0.27), BIZD: 18.53 (+0.05), FDUS: 15.11 (+0.24), PSEC: 8.59 (-0.02), FSIC: 10.06 (+0.01)
Are Investors Bailing on High-Yield BDCs?
Jordan Wathen, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Dec 06, 4:00PM CST
A growing rift is emerging in high-yield stocks, specifically business development companies. In the past few months, many of the industry's biggest names have taken a dive as investors re-evaluate their willingness to accept higher risks for higher...
MAIN: 30.13 (+0.19), ARCC: 15.86 (+0.07), GBDC: 18.02 (+0.02), FSIC: 10.06 (+0.01)