| This year has gotten off to a good start for stock market investors. Through the first seven weeks of this year, the S&P 500 Index was up more than 6%. Tech stocks did even better, as evinced by the 12% rise in the NASDAQ Composite Index. To be sure, those are solid results. But those returns pale in performance to the 22% gain racked up by Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) this year (circled area in chart below).  Hercules Capital is a BDC (business development company) that makes loans to small businesses. Because those loans are riskier than standard bank loans, the company can charge higher interest rates. Read More... |
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