Better Buy: Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) vs. Apollo Investment Corp. (AINV)

Income investors are always on the lookout for investments that will produce ample income, and it's hard to find companies that do better right now than business development companies. BDCs like Main Street Capital (NYSE: MAIN)and Apollo Investment (NASDAQ: AINV)make investments in different types of businesses, often providing capital through either debt or equity financing.

Because BDCs often elect the favorable tax status of regulated investment companies, they have to distribute the vast majority of their taxable income to their shareholders, and that produces the impressive yields that both Main Street and Apollo give their investors.