Contrarian Outlook

Is it time for us contrarians to “buy the dip” in bank stocks?We’re drowning in big bank-scare headlines. Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) knuckled under in days, Signature Bank...

Once folks get a taste of closed-end funds (CEFs), they typically rave about one thing: the dividends! Yields of 7% and up are common with CEFs, and they often come your way monthly.We also love the...

We’re going to ride this Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) fiasco to big dividend payouts—I’m talking yields up to 12.6%!—and quick upside, too.I’ll walk you through exactly...

We’ve got some superb dividends sitting in front of us in CEFs right now—as I write this, these funds yield an incredible 7.9%, on average!That’s way more than Treasuries (especially...

Insiders may sell their shares for a variety of reasons. Usually, because they need the cash.But execs who know “what’s up” with their company better than anyone only buy with one...

The Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) mess has demonstrated exactly why we need to invest in closed-end funds (CEFs): these funds yield 8.1% on average, giving us an income stream that can get us through...

Generally, recessions are bullish for bonds. Which makes this 4% bond yield a “best recession bet.”Why are we talking bonds when, over the past 18 months, they have all been crushed? Well,...

Right now we’ve got a terrific setup happening in Treasuries—and we’re going to use it to “flip” the near-4% yield the 10-year pays into a gaudy 7.9%+, paid monthly, to...

Not many people realize this, but there’s an easy way to build a reliable 10% dividend stream (with price upside) that crushes anything stocks—or an index fund—could pay you.I know...

Most vanilla investors like to buy stocks that are well-liked by Wall Street analysts. This strategy, my contrarian friend, we know is a recipe for disaster.Why? Well, firms that are already popular...

Plenty of CEF investors worry about dividend cuts. And for sure, they’re something to keep in mind. But CEFs are not the same as stocks. When we invest in high-quality CEFs, there are a couple...

“Do you have cherries?” my buddy Ralph asked over the phone.It was January 2021. Sports bars here in California were closed, so we naturally turned our backyard into one. “No,”...

Do you know how much money you need to retire?If you’re like most folks, you might think the answer is “too much,” and for good reason. It seems like every day we hear another study...

Not many people know this, but you can actually “magnify” the return of a regular stock—just by holding it through a closed-end fund (CEF).That’s in addition to getting a much...

Finally, food! The kids had their slices. I had a break from my conversation. And I was hungry after coaching and refereeing eight periods of second-grade basketball.I grabbed the greasiest slice of...

Food stocks have been hit hard this year—and we contrarian dividend shoppers can no longer ignore the bargains on offer!Investors’ overly negative take on these “essential”...