Apollo Investment AINV

Apollo Investment ( AINV ): FQ4 EPS of $0.21 in-line. ( PR ) Post your comment!

Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: AEO , AINV , BIG , BMO , EV , HRL , TOL Post your comment!

Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: AEO , AINV , BIG , BMO , EV , HRL , TOL Post your comment!

By greg group : Though BDCs, or business development companies, may seem risky, they're really not. Like a mutual fund, a BDC typically invests in a relatively large number of firms over a range of different sectors, thus diversifying its otherwise high level of risk. BDCs also tend to perform well

By Neoclassical Economist : Business Development Companies (BDCs) were created as a result of the Investment Company Act of 1940. They are publicly traded securities, regulated by the SEC and similar to REITs in that they have a pass-through tax structure. As such, they pay little or no corporate

By Jaded Consumer : A recent article described American Capital Agency Corp. ( AGNC ) as a short based on (1) two yield curves plotted three months apart, and (2) a description of the REIT requirement that the company pay over 90% of its "income" as dividends. While there may be reasons to worry ...

Ah, memories. Remember when endowment-style investment was all the rage? You know, before the market meltdown of 2008-2009? Those were the days when investors clamored for portfolios that looked like those managed for the benefit of Harvard and Yale universities. Yale's chief investment officer, ...