Based on my expectation that the markets will continue to move lower this week as the momentum indicators remain moving to the downside, I intend to simply sell short term call options on positions I already own. I'll also invest any dividends I receive into income producing stocks until the market pulls back to a more reasonable level. Many of the stocks previously listed in this "Best Ideas" section have already moved significantly higher over the last six months. As a result, I'd just rather wait for better prices before investing in those companies. |
Gladstone Investment (GAIN) declares $0.064/share monthly dividend, 2.4% increase from prior dividend of $0.0625. Forward yield 8.45%
• Payable April 28; for shareholders of record April 21; ex-div April 19.
• Payable May 31; for shareholders of record May 19; ex-div May 17.
• Payable June 30; for shareholders of record June 21; ex-div June 19.
• Additionally, the board declared supplemental distribution of $0.06/share for June 2017, payable on June 15 to shareholders on record of June 5.
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Gladstone Investment makes debt and equity investments in established private businesses in the US. Debt investments primarily come in the form of three types of loans: senior term loans, senior subordinated loans and junior subordinated debt. Equity investments primarily take the form of preferred or common equity often in connection with buyouts and other recapitalizations. The company's investments typically range from $5 to $30 million, and aims to maintain an investment allocation of approximately 75% in debt securities and 25% in equity securities. The company's investment objectives are to achieve and grow current income by investing in debt securities of established businesses that they believe will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that we anticipate will grow over time and to provide the company's shareholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of their assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses that they hope will appreciate over time so that we can sell them for capital gains. Gladstone Investment pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 8.00%.
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Gladstone Commercial is a real estate investment trust and its typical investment ranges from $5 million to $20 million. Gladstone Commercial’s portfolio of real estate is leased to a wide cross section of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are corporations that do not have publicly rated debt. Gladstone Commercial intends to continue to enter into purchase agreements for real estate with existing triple net leases with terms of approximately 10 to 15 years, with built in rental increases. Gladstone Commercial provides two types of real estate transactions:
- They purchase real estate already owned by a business and lease it back to them; therefore freeing up their equity in the real estate
- They buy real estate that is already leased to good tenants
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Gladstone Land Corporation, an externally-managed agricultural real estate investment trust, owns and leases farmland to corporate and independent farmers in the United States. The company’s farms allow its tenants to grow row crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes; and berries comprising strawberries and raspberries. As of December 28, 2015, it owned 43 farms covering an area of 16,810 acres located in 6 states across the United States. The company also leases a parcel on its farm near Oxnard, California to an oil company. Gladstone Land Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in McLean, Virginia. Gladstone Land pays a monthly dividend at the end of each month. The company's current dividend is 4.61%.
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