I have been investing myself since 2013 and started with individual shares and options (leverage products). In my youthful recklessness, I had to learn the hard way. Fortunately, I have been able to recoup my losses very well over the years.

For this reason, I have steered clear of options since 2014 and now only invest in individual shares and ETFs.

In 2023, I started to set up a portfolio for my retirement provision (see below). For this reason, I liquidated my old portfolio with good profits and reinvested them in the new portfolio.

The new portfolio is saved monthly in the amount of EUR 800.00 through savings plans. Some of you are probably wondering about the large position $PFLT (+0,37%). I have held this single share since the beginning and it offers a good cash flow with few price fluctuations.

I follow a dividend strategy myself, so I always have some liquid funds available and can allocate them better to the individual positions.

The position $PSEC (-0,05%) will not continue to be held after a dividend cut.

It's not the best portfolio. But so far I'm satisfied. Nevertheless, I would be very happy to receive help and tips from you. ☺️

Thank you already for your feedback!!! 👌🏻👍🏻

Just restocked my dividend portfolio with $PSEC (-0,05%) let the dividend snowball.

Thank you for your opinions on my portfolio. The money will either go into $O (+0,46%) or $MAIN. (-0,05%)

$PSEC (-0,05%) What's going on here? Christmas present?

What do you currently think of the two shares $PSEC (-0,05%) and $MPW (-1,14%) ? I am very undecided.

How do you see the current price of $PSEC (-0,05%) . Is it advisable to buy? The dividend yield is. No question about it. But that should not be the sole decision criterion.

So now it should be enough for a real drink at the bar @Hannes_SK 😁

Savings plan in the Cashback Depot

🇺🇸 BDCs Part 1 🇺🇸

Hello 🙋‍♂️. Today there is the 1st part of a BDC series of contributions. Probably these are still the better known info, but there are certainly some who have never come into contact with BDCs.

BDCs in general

Business Development Companies, or BDCs for short, are especially popular with income-oriented investors. Also on Instagram, especially monthly payers like Main Street Capital are recommended again and again. Of course, the focus is then always on the dividend, especially the dividend yield. The higher, the better. What the company does exactly or how you can evaluate a BDC, know the fewest. Therefore, in this series of articles, you will learn a bit more about relevant key figures, albeit highly simplified!

For those who have no idea what a BDC is exactly. It's a publicly traded investment company in the US that is highly regulated. BDCs provide equity or debt capital and management services to small and mid-sized US companies. BDCs must distribute over 90% of profits. In return, they do not have to pay corporate income tax, which is why dividend yields are usually well above average. Furthermore, they are obliged to diversify their portfolio and may only invest in companies with a market capitalization of less than USD 250 million.

Key figures - NAV

One of the most important key figures is the so-called Net Asset Value or NAV for short, which in principle indicates the equity capital.

The NAV results from the assets of the BDC minus all liabilities and can therefore be found in the balance sheet.

If the NAV is set in relation to the market capitalization, there is often a difference. A discount (price < NAV) nennt man Disagio oder Discount. Einen Aufschlag (Kurs > NAV) is called agio or premium. For investors, the discount on the NAV is of course of particular interest, as it ultimately represents a kind of risk-free additional return and leverages the dividend.

Examples:

$MAIN (-0,05%) currently has a premium of 59

$PSEC (-0,05%) has a discount of 32

Key figures - Price/NAV

Did I read "risk free"? Yes great! Then all in BDCs at discount! Moooooment! Of course it's not quite that simple, other metrics also play an important role.

In addition, one should also know that there are some BDCs that were almost constantly valued above NAV, i.e. at a premium. For example, MAIN was even valued in Q1'20 at 0.99x Price/NAV, so "only"' a discount of 1%.

What do you think of this share?

Does it count as a normal share or would a loss go into the other loss pot?

Thanks a lot