Building A 7%-Yielding Dividend Growth Portfolio With SCHD As Its Core Holding

SCHD is one of the best dividend growth ETFs available, but its modest 3% yield and several important diversification gaps make it insufficient for many income-focused retirees. I explain how investors can potentially more than double SCHD's yield while maintaining meaningful dividend growth, broad diversification, and exposure to several beaten-down high-yield sectors. I share a near-7%-yielding retirement portfolio blueprint, including specific holdings, portfolio allocations, and the key risks investors should understand before putting their retirement savings to work.

Seeking Alpha • 13 hours ago

Trinity Capital Is A Buy-The-Dip Opportunity

Trinity Capital's stock price has recently dropped by almost 13%, creating a nice buying opportunity. I finally bought shares in TRIN, as I'm a big fan of their NII and NAV performance. TRIN's diversified portfolio, including SaaS exposure with mission-critical products, and proactive expense management support its stability.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 27, 2026

Trinity Capital: $219M Of New Loans Barely Earned In Q2 - Here's What That Means For Q3

Trinity Capital offers an attractive ~12.5% yield, with recent pullback creating a compelling accumulation opportunity ahead of Q3 results. Q2 dividend coverage weakness was driven by back-loaded loan funding; Q3 is set for a rebound with stronger NII and coverage. TRIN's credit quality continues to improve, with stressed loans and realized losses declining even as the loan book expands.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 26, 2026

Why I'm Capping My BDC Exposure At 15%

BDCs trade at a steep discount, but the risks the bears talk about most may not be the ones that matter. One overlooked risk, hidden in loans made years ago, is already hurting several well-known names. Some of the most popular BDCs may be more exposed than their results suggest, and the moment of truth is getting closer.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 24, 2026

Monthly-Paid Dividends: 21 Ideal 'Safer' October Dogs To Buy

October's top ten monthly-pay dividend equities offer forecasted net gains from 28.06% to 89.66% by 2027, with an average gain of 50.94%. Banco BBVA Argentina (BBAR) and Banco Macro (BMA) lead the MoPay group, with analyst targets implying the highest total returns and significant price upsides. Yield-based MoPay stock selection proved 70–80% accurate versus analyst upside forecasts, favoring financial and real estate sectors for both yield and price appreciation.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 22, 2026

Trinity Capital Inc. Provides $20 Million in Growth Capital to ABM Respiratory Care to Advance Breathing Therapies

PHOENIX, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (NYSE: TRIN) (the "Company"), a leading international alternative asset manager, today announced the commitment of $20 million in growth capital to ABM Respiratory Care (ABMRC), a medical technology company focused on developing and globally commercializing novel airway clearance and ventilation solutions. ABMRC develops solutions for people with acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

PRNewsWire • Oct 20, 2026

ABM Respiratory Care Secures $20 Million Financing from Trinity Capital to Accelerate Commercial Expansion

EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ABM Respiratory Care ("ABMRC"), a medical technology company developing innovative respiratory care solutions for hospital and home use, today announced that it has secured a $20 million growth capital commitment from Trinity Capital Inc. (NYSE: TRIN), an international alternative asset manager.

PRNewsWire • Oct 20, 2026

Trinity Capital Achieves $880 Million of New Commitments and $614 Million in Funded Investments in the Third Quarter of 2026

PHOENIX, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (NYSE: TRIN) (the "Company"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced a portfolio update for the third quarter and first three quarters of 2026. Trinity Capital originated $880 million of new commitments in the third quarter of 2026, bringing new commitments for the first three quarters of 2026 to $2.0 billion.

PRNewsWire • Oct 8, 2026

Trinity Capital to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Earnings Call on November 4

PHOENIX, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (NYSE: TRIN) ("the Company"), a leading international alternative asset manager, today announced that it will release its third quarter 2026 financial results at 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

PRNewsWire • Oct 6, 2026

Trinity Capital Prices Offering of $350.0 Million of 7.50% Notes due 2032

PHOENIX, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (NYSE: TRIN) (the "Company"), a leading international alternative asset manager, today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% notes due 2032 (the "Notes").

PRNewsWire • Sep 30, 2026