This business development company (BDC) was one of only two BDCs that didn’t cut its dividend during the Great Recession. Even better, it actually raised it! Read More

This month's high-risk, high-reward hunt focuses on the product of a recent merger among small Canadian energy producers. Read More

We zero in on an exploration and production MLP that completed its IPO in November 2011 and yields more than 11 percent. And we cut loose from four positions. Read More

Heedlessly lumped with independent telecoms that haven't executed as well as this one has, this month's prey has established an operating platform that should help it sustain its dividend. Read More

We nearly doubled our money when we hunted this big yielder down in October 2011. It's oversold again, which means we have another opportunity to make a killing. Read More

This Canada-based oil and gas producer with a solid pipeline of promising projects looks to be well positioned to boost output and support its dividend for the long term. Read More

Investors are looking for reasons to sell stocks, and they’re very quick to dump those with high yields. As difficult as these periods are to endure, the agile can find opportunity. And we have a new one this month. Read More

Copper has held up better than most base metals during 2012. Producer stocks have been hit hard, however, and this small-cap pick from Down Under presents us with a solid double-digit yield opportunity. Read More

We’re making another play in the coal space this month, this time for a 12 percent yield. Read More

It’s been a combustible market for the mineral of fossilized carbon this year, as efforts to tighten environmental regulations and the advent of shale gas have King Coal under assault. But value has emerged from this conflagration. Read More