The ABCs Of BDC Risk

There are multiple risks for your BDC investments now and three that specifically create risk for certain BDCs. Business development companies offer high yields but carry significant, often misunderstood risks, especially in falling interest rate environments. Volatile interest rates can damage BDC profitability and distributable income, causing dividend cuts and share price declines.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 23, 2026

If I Had To Retire With 2 BDCs, These Would Be My Picks

The BDC sector faces mounting risks: falling base rates, spread compression, and rising credit issues, driving a ~23% index drawdown in 12 months. Dividend cuts have accelerated, with 12 out of ~55 BDCs—including GBDC and GLAD—reducing payouts in the past year. Sector-wide average base dividend coverage sits at 100%, with fully leveraged balance sheets and no margin of safety.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 15, 2026

I Wouldn't Want To Retire Without The 3 Most Undervalued Income Machines

Three income powerhouses are trading at very compelling valuations right now. Each offers attractive income with substantial upside potential. Here's why I'm overweighting them while the market is still giving them away at a discount.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 13, 2026

2 BDCs To Dump Before They Cut Their Dividend

The market has become worried about BDCs mostly from the credit risk perspective. However, some of the recent earnings reports and BDC examples show that dividend cut risk has not disappeared. In this article, I share two BDC examples that are very likely to slash their dividends soon.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 12, 2026

Why More BDCs Are Likely To Cut Their Dividends

Business Development Companies (BDCs) face headwinds from declining interest rates, which pressure yields and dividend coverage across the sector. Lower rates reduce BDC income as loan yields fall, increasing the risk of dividend cuts—recently seen with GBDC and CION. I favor avoiding most BDCs in 2026, except for high-quality names like CSWC and ARCC, which offer relative resilience due to premium valuations and scale.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 10, 2026

High-Yield Wreck Your Retirement? Here Is Your Path To Recovery

The yield that looks safe today may be your biggest long-term risk. Dividend cuts can be more damaging than market pullbacks. A better income strategy most retirees overlook.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 9, 2026

Why BDC Dividend Cuts Aren't The Red Flag Investors Think

The market is signaling distress for BDCs, but the data tells a very different story. Dividend cuts for BDCs aren't what most investors think they are. Rare, well-covered double-digit yields trading at huge discounts to NAV are quietly flashing opportunity signals.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 9, 2026

My Ultimate Strategy For High Income And Market-Beating Returns

Why index investing is far riskier than it looks. A wildly popular dividend investing strategy may be setting investors up for disappointment. One overlooked approach could completely reshape long-term returns.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 8, 2026

Golub Capital: Fundamentally Sound, But HOLD

Golub Capital is a leading BDC focused on senior secured loans to U.S. middle-market, PE-backed companies, with 26% exposure to software. Portfolio quality has modestly declined; non-accruals rose to 1.3% (cost), and portfolio yield fell to 9.7% due to lower SOFR and spread compression. The dividend was cut 15% to $0.33, reflecting uncovered payouts and sector headwinds; current P/NAV is 84%, but further downside risk remains.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 7, 2026

14 Ideal 'Safer' Dividend Buys From 29 Of 69 February Graham Value All-Stars (GVAS)

February's top Large Cap Value (GASV) stocks offer 27.69% to 69.77% net gains by February 2027, based on analyst targets. Fourteen of twenty-nine 'safer' lowest-priced GASV 'dogs' are currently buyable, with ideal dividend-to-price ratios and positive free cash flow yields. Top ten GASV by yield are ideally priced, with dividends from $1K invested exceeding share prices; all are considered 'IDEAL' for income-focused investors.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 6, 2026