3 Pillars To Minimize BDC Dividend Cut Risk In Your Portfolio

DNY59/E+ via Getty Images There is a lot of talk about how BDC earnings have peaked and that the next steps from here are directed towards higher volatility and uncertainty around future dividends. There are some, in my opinion, transitory dynamics that drive this, such as subdued M&A activity and increased corporate defaults. However, the structural forces behind all of this are spread compression and, importantly, the expected normalization in the interest rate levels (although what is normal depends  ...