As the year comes quickly to a close, the staff of ABL Advisor takes this occasion to present the articles offered in 2015 that captured our readers' interest the most. In that light, we reviewed this year’s content and website metrics to determine which five articles received the greatest number of “points and clicks” from our readers.

It is in this spirit of giving that we offer ABL Advisor’s top five articles for your discovery, edification or at the very least, your amusement.

Top Five Articles for 2015

ABLs Take Heed: Metal Prices on a Downward Slippery Slope U.S. market prices for metals have experienced a continuing decline since September 2014 due to tepid domestic demand, a strong U.S. dollar, plunging crude oil prices, and increasing imports. Read Full Article April 27, 2015

Merchant Cash Advance Companies: A New Breed of Factor Like the gunslingers of the Old West, the merchant cash advance companies have entered factoring and are making up new rules as they go along. Read Full Article March 3, 2015

Pros and Cons of Different Types of Lenders: Which Lender is Best? Business people wonder what type of lender is best for them – who will lend them the proverbial umbrella in a rain storm, at a fair price, with the fewest hoops to jump through. Read Full Article February 17, 2015

The Future of BDC Investment in the Commercial Finance Sector Over the last few years, BDCs have become significant players in the world of specialty commercial finance providing debt capital to equipment financing companies and other niche lenders. Read Full Article June 23, 2015

Bare Knuckle ABL - MB Business Capital’s Sharkey Tells It Like It Is Much has been written about the impact alternative lenders have had on commercial finance. In keeping with the season of traditions, ABL Advisor speaks with a more traditional player and who better than Michael Sharkey? Read Full Article December 7, 2015

In closing, we would like to underscore that the staff of ABL Advisor sought to provide top-level content to its readers and from our perspective, each of our articles and blogs were not only well written, but relevant to the industry. The title, The Best of 2015, only refers to our readers' preferences and in no way takes away from the rest of our content. As such, we express our deep and lasting gratitute to each of the writers who contributed to ABL Advisor this year.

One final and very important thought ... we thank our readers and advertisers as well and wish all a joyous holiday season followed by a healthy, happy and prosperous 2016!