Best Dividend Stocks for Dependable Passive Income: $100,000 Strategy

Selling shares in a downturn to cover living expenses locks in losses at the worst possible moment, but four dividend stocks spread across $100,000 offer a way to let the portfolio sit untouched while the income does the work.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 28, 2026

Gladstone Investment: High Dividend Increases And NAV Gains, But Very Risky

Gladstone Investment is rated a buy, offering exceptional long-term returns despite its concentrated, high-risk portfolio structure. GAIN's differentiated private equity-led buyout strategy results in substantial equity appreciation, with 5- and 10-year total returns of 103% and 444%. The portfolio is roughly 50% equity and preferred equity, driving NAV and dividend growth but increasing exposure to Level 3 valuation risk.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 21, 2026

4 Gladstone Dividend Stocks Yield Up to 10.2%. The Deadline Is October 22

Four Gladstone funds pay monthly and all share the same October deadline, but the earnings behind each yield tell very different stories about which checks are safest to count on.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 20, 2026

One Income Family, Four Monthly Checks: Inside the Gladstone Dividend Lineup

One Virginia management team runs four separate monthly dividend streams across loans, buyouts, industrial leases, and farmland, but each engine carries its own risk, and the safety story behind each payout looks very different from the others.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 19, 2026

5 Monthly Dividend Stocks Retirees Should Consider This Month

Monthly bills arrive on a schedule that quarterly dividends cannot match, but five stocks pay 12 times a year with yields climbing as high as 6.65%. Two of them carry risks that could quietly shrink your paycheck before you notice.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 17, 2026

Gladstone Investment Announces Monthly Cash Distributions for October, November and December 2026, and Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates for the Second Fiscal Quarter

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / October 13, 2026 / Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq:GAIN) (the "Company") announced today that its board of directors declared the following monthly cash distributions to common stockholders. The Company also announced its plan to report earnings for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Accesswire • Oct 13, 2026

Buy 34 Ideal 'Safer' October LoPrice/HiDividend Small-Cap 'Toy Dogs'

Thirty-four of thirty-nine 'safer' Small Cap Low Price High Yield Dividend Dogs (SCLPHYDD) meet the ideal condition where $1K invested yields more than a single share price. Top ten SCLPHYDD are projected to deliver average net gains of 25.29% by September 2027, with risk/volatility 22% below the market. All top ten SCLPHYDD by yield are already ideally priced, requiring no price drops or dividend increases to meet break-even rates for investors.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 2, 2026

Gladstone Investment Closes on the Acquisition of Extrude Hone LLC

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / September 30, 2026 / Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq:GAIN) ("Gladstone Investment") announced today that it closed on the acquisition of Extrude Hone, an Irwin, Pennsylvania-based company. Extrude Hone is a leading provider of precision surface-finishing solutions used in mission-critical applications such as aerospace, automotive, heavy industrial, energy and other demanding end markets.

Accesswire • Sep 30, 2026

3 SBIC & Commercial Finance Stocks to Buy on Improving Industry Trends

Higher interest rates are likely to support loan yields, while demand for personalized financing continues to rise. Despite asset quality woes, Zacks SBIC & Commercial Finance industry players like GSBD, GAIN and RWAY are worth investing in.

Zacks Investment Research • Sep 30, 2026

Gladstone Investment Corporation Supports Detroit Defense's Merger with Athenix Solutions Group

MCLEAN, VA / ACCESS Newswire / September 28, 2026 / Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq:GAIN) ("Gladstone Investment") is pleased to announce its continued investment in Detroit Defense ("DD"), providing additional debt and equity capital to support the company's merger with Athenix Solutions Group ("Athenix"). DD, based in Troy, Michigan, is an engineering services and systems integration firm focused on helping Department of War customers solve technical hurdles to modernizing, managing, and maintaining the fleet.

Accesswire • Sep 28, 2026