A $100,000 portfolio throwing off $750 a month answers the retirement income question.
April net investment activity reached a multi-year low as rising stock valuations and BDC sector weakness prompted a cautious approach and selective BDC purchases. Focused April allocations on Ares Ca
Holding a high-yield dividend portfolio in a taxable account at the 24% federal bracket means writing the IRS a $14,400 check every year on $60,000 of income that should have been yours.
At the 24% federal bracket, a portfolio throwing off $42,000 in dividend income hands roughly $10,080 to the IRS every year.
Dividend-growth blue chips like Coca-Cola double income in nine years despite lower starting yields, while high-yield BDCs and REITs with frozen payouts risk delivering less income over a decade than
Main Street Capital Corp. remains a premier BDC, despite a 17% YTD share price decline and recent sector underperformance. Q1 earnings were mixed: distributable net investment income was $1.00, with m

Main Street Capital: The Growth Engine Is Stalling

07:30am, Wednesday, 20'th May 2026
Main Street Capital has seen its premium to book value compress, now trading at 1.53x versus a sector median of 1.28x. MAIN's recent NAV growth is primarily driven by accretive equity issuances, not u
Main Street Capital (MAIN) is now rated Buy, while Capital Southwest (CSWC) is rated Hold, reflecting a shift in relative valuation dynamics. MAIN's premium has normalized, trading at ~1.5x NAV, with
Income-focused investors comparing high-yield options to mainstream dividend funds encounter a familiar gap.
I stopped buying Main Street Capital Corporation in October 2025. Since then, its stock price dropped by 16%, and the premium to NAV plummeted. These are game-changing factors to me, as the overwhelmi
Main Street Capital is a premium, internally managed BDC offering an 8.5% yield and sits near the low end of its valuation range. MAIN's disciplined execution, low operating costs, and diversified LMM
Main Street Capital remains a high-quality BDC, but its premium to NAV has compressed significantly in 2026 without deterioration in fundamentals. Q1 2026 saw stable portfolio performance, a record NA
In the article I list all monthly-paying BDCs. This list is then reduced to a handful of BDCs. These remaining BDCs, in my view, are the one with the strongest prospect to generate durable income with
Main Street Capital is upgraded to a buy as its valuation premium has contracted to historically attractive levels despite continued portfolio strength. MAIN's NAV per share has steadily increased, an

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04:10pm, Thursday, 14'th May 2026
More than 1,500 stocks have reported earnings since the current season began in mid-April, and the average stock that has reported has seen an average absolute one-day share price reaction of roughly
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