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Ares Capital remains a solid BDC with strong fundamentals, but recent performance has lagged the S&P 500, prompting a downgrade from 'strong buy' to 'buy'. The company's diversified portfolio, focus on secured debt, and broad industry exposure help mitigate risk and support consistent shareholder returns. The firm's yield has dropped, but it is still quite hefty at this time.

Dividend investing is a proven successful stretgy for creating wealth, but there are significant risks associated with chasing high-yields.

For long-term value investors, red tends to turn green. Namely, enticing value opportunities tend to emerge on the way down. The trick is to understand which ones are sound opportunities and in which cases it is a falling knife situation.

We all learn over time. Some of us more than others. The agency mortgage REIT price-to-book ratios are getting really high, except for the weaker ones. That doesn't make the weak ones a great bargain. Main Street Capital stands out among BDCs for superior management and NAV growth, but that valuation just refuses to come down.

High-yield stocks that trade at deep discounts to NAV often attract value-oriented income investors. However, most of the time, these investments are value traps. I share two popular stocks like this whose dividends I think are at risk and will likely deliver disappointing total returns to shareholders moving forward.

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Ares Capital (ARCC) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

When investing for retirement, there should be no compromises on the safety aspect. A large and unexpected income reduction in the retirement phase could lead to really bad consequences (e.g., reduction of living standards, being forced to locate alternative income sources). In this respect, 9% yields seem like a no-go scenario.

Buying right and holding tight can be a winning investment strategy over in-vogue short-term strategies. EPD has strong fee-based earnings, strong balance sheet, and growth projects coming online, offering a 6.8% yield and potential for double-digit total returns. CSWC excels in the lower middle market with an internally managed structure, low expenses, and an 11% yield, supporting regular and special dividends.

9%+ yields backed by strong business models, balance sheets, and track records are generally extremely popular with income investors. However, they are not always good buys. I detail one very popular high-yield stock that is not a good buy right now and one that is.

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields slightly over 4%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 9%.