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Prospect Capital: Big Dividend, Big Risks

Prospect Capital is an income-investor favorite because it offers an outsized 11.6% dividend yield, paid monthly. However, we sold our shares of Prospect last week because we believe the market cycle and unintended regulatory consequences may be turning against the company, and its valuation and dividend coverage ratio are becoming decidedly less attractive. This article reviews Prospect's big risks, and then highlights three big dividend investments we like more than Prospect Capital.