This article offers three explanations for the recent strong performance from high-yield BDCs, three reasons why we believe they’ll be challenged going forward, we consider three counterpoints to our thesis, and we highlight three specific BDCs (Prospect, Main Street and Fidus) that seem particularly overvalued right now. Finally, we offer 7 specific high-yield REIT ideas (ranked from best to worst) that offer a very attractive alternative for income-focused investors.