Mazor Robotics Ltd (MZRTF), Triangle Capital Corporation (TCAP): These Stocks are Among 2014’s Hottest Prospects

Most important, though, these amazingly precise robotic instruments decrease the need for re-operations by HALF. That is very important, because under new Medicare rules, if a patient is readmitted for the same reason within a certain length of time, the hospital must eat the cost of the second surgery.

To date, Mazor Robotics Ltd (OTC:MZRTF) robots have a 100% safety record. In no documented case have they caused permanent nerve damage. That is particularly impressive given that the company’s case volume has grown by more than 500% in the past four quarters alone.

In the six and a half months since Andy made that recommendation, Mazor Robotics Ltd (OTC:MZRTF)’s shares have risen 158%, or 21 times the gain in the S&P 500 during the same period. (Note: On May 28, Mazor’s shares began trading as American depositary receipts (ADRs) on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol MZOR. Each ADS represents two ordinary shares of the company.)

In June 2012 Andy alerted his readers to opportunities he saw in a special type of entity known as a business development company, or BDC.

BDCs are publicly traded firms that invest in small, upcoming businesses in the hope that their stakes in those businesses will increase in value as those businesses grow. Like Andy, BDCs try to find The Next Big Thing and invest in it before anyone else.

BDCs are similar to venture capital or private equity funds in that they provide investors with a way to invest in small companies and participate in the sale of those investments. While venture capital and private equity funds are often closed to all but wealthy investors, BDCs allow anyone who purchases a share to participate.

Another advantage of BDCs: Many provide rich dividends, not necessarily because they want to but because they are legally obligated to. Like a partnership or a trust, the entity itself is not subject to income taxes. Instead, income is passed directly to shareholders and is taxed at their ordinary income rate rather than the dividend rate.

One of the BDCs that Andy recommended at the time was Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP), an investor in enterprises ranging from restaurants to health-care companies. In ranking this BDC as one of the “best of the best,” Andy described Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP) as a “strong player with a diverse mix of defensive investments that pays out a lot of cash and has a long-term history of strong capital gains.”

Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP) recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.54 a share, which translates into a yield of 7.4% at recent share prices. Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP)’s shares have posted a 58% gain in the 14 months since Andy wrote about the BDC, nearly triple the return of the broader market.

P.S. — There could be more gains to come. Andy included both Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE:TCAP) and Mazor in a recently released report, “The Hottest Investment Opportunities for 2014. I just gave you two of the companies listed in the report; to learn how to find out the names of nine more — and to be first in line to hear about Andy’s findings in Game-Changing Stocks throughout the year — follow this link.