Jordan Wathen

Federated Investors, Inc. beat analyst expectations due, in part, to surging equity assets under management year over year.

Morningstar reported a mixed quarter, beating on sales while missing on earnings. Growth spending could be to blame for a miss on the bottom line.

Here are two top-notch dividends safe enough for a retirement portfolio.

Not all dividends are created equal. Returns of capital can make some stocks seem like big yielders, even though it's just your money coming back to you.

There may be no price at which Prospect Capital Corporation is a buy if management keeps on its recent course.

JPMorgan Chase earnings show the bank is doing fine, but litigation costs could emerge.

Here's why these 10% yielders are taking a dive, with two top dividend stocks to buy on the weakness.

Here's why American Capital Agency Corp. is an above-average mortgage REIT.

Apollo Investment and Fifth Street Finance both hold floating-rate investments, but one is better positioned for rising rates.

TCP Capital has 77% of its portfolio dedicated to floating-rate loans. But don't take that to mean that rising rates are inherently good for this high-yield BDC.

See why Medley Capital Corp and THL Credit Inc. may not be the best bets for a rising-rate environment.

DRIPs might not be suitable for business development companies since buying opportunities come so frequently. Stockpile dividends for when shares of your favorite BDC trade below net asset value.

Credit Acceptance Corporation is cheap. What's Wall Street hate?

Here's how Prospect Capital Corporation and Ares Capital Corporation stack up when it comes to rising rates, and why LIBOR floors matter more than fixed- or floating-rate debt exposure.

Main Street Capital insiders are snapping up shares of this high-yield stock. Should you follow suit?

Here's why Capital One Financial Corp. stock might have upside of 16% or more. Those who buy and hold could do even better.

Shares of Visa Inc. have lagged the S&P 500 during the last year. That could change when the company announces its fourth-quarter earnings, however.

Here are three top-tier dividend stocks with yields that could reach into the double digits.

MasterCard Inc. executives took to the stage to answer questions at a recent Investor Day. Here's what shareholders need to know now.

Main Street Capital entered the big leagues, earning its first investment-grade rating from Standard & Poor's.