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It's been a top pick of his over the years. He likes the way they structure their business, investing in diverse, established companies, mostly in the US. They pay a compelling yield, but is a volatile stock, Is less exposed than before to the vagaries of the economy, though the economy will still affect them.
The challenge is that they are lending to what he would deem as stressed companies. These companies would source bank financing if they could, so that puts it in a higher risk camp. He couldn’t understand what their value add was. When he went through their struggles through the years, there was no consistency to their mistakes. One loss could wipe away 3 or 4 potential strong underlying opportunities, which was not a ratio he was comfortable with.