The Best High-Yield Financial Stock to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
Key takeaways
- Leo Sun, The Motley Fool Fri, May 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM GMT+7 4 min read ARCC NVDA INTC Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC), the world s largest business development corporation (BDC), pays a forward dividend yield of 10.1%.
- As a BDC, Ares finances "middle market" companies, which generate $10 million to $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) per year.
- Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need.
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool Fri, May 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM GMT+7 4 min read ARCC NVDA INTC Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC), the world s largest business development corporation (BDC), pays a forward dividend yield of 10.1%. Some investors might see that massive yield and assume it s a struggling company or a high-yield trap, but it s actually one of the best income-generating financial stocks you can buy with $1,000 (or more) in this choppy market.
As a BDC, Ares finances "middle market" companies, which generate $10 million to $250 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) per year. These companies often struggle to secure loans from traditional banks because they re classified as higher-risk clients, yet they re also too small to attract most institutional investors.
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