BDCs as the “New Bonds,” with Yields Up to 9.1%, But Are They Safe?

If you want to live off dividends in retirement, you can’t depend on “blue-chip stocks.” They simply haven’t paid enough yield for years: Even High-Yield Savings Accounts Start to Look Good at These Levels Source: Multpl.com The S&P 500’s yield recently hit 1.7%. Think about it in “retirement spending” terms. If you took an entire million-dollar nest egg and put it in the S&P 500, you’d be looking at just $17,000 in dividend income per year . If you have even less to invest, like $500,000, that’s just $8,500 a year— several thousands of dollars below the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ poverty guideline of $12,760!… Read more