Contrarian Outlook

When it comes to high-yield closed-end funds (CEFs), I’m a big fan of the “three Ds”: discounts, diversification and—of course—dividends!These days, a “3-D”...

Well, it took seven months. We finally have some serious dividends!Today we’re going to highlight 53 of them that yield at least 14%. That is not a typo—these 53 dividend stocks actually...

If you’re like me, you’re getting sick of this tug-of-war between inflation and recession worries. One steals our purchasing power, while the other knocks down our portfolio values!But...

Today I’m going to show you a two-part dividend-growth strategy that actually made money for one group of investors in the disastrous year that was 2008. It’s an appropriate investing...

Crypto is a mess, and many (former) crypto fans are finally realizing that shares of companies that make goods and services people actually want—and pay dividends—are the place to be.Of...

It’s not easy to be upbeat in a bear market. This goes for people—and especially dividend stocks.(And hey, who has time for feelings? We are looking to get paid without losing our entire...

You’ll probably get hyped, boy, ‘cause you know you can’t You can’t touch thisRing the bell, school’s back inBreak it down!Stop, Hammer time!Rapper and dancer Stanley...

A stock’s current yield holds an almost untouchable place in most investors’ minds. But here’s the thing: it’s lying to you.My take: you’re much better off going by a...

Demand for rental property is literally going through the roof—and we can play the trend for a rock-solid 7% dividend that can be had at a discount!What’s driving this opportunity? Higher...

Some of the greatest dividend growers on the planet are cheaper than they’ve been in many years. Plus, these blue-chip yield machines finally pay.The problem with bull markets is that they...

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s been a flurry of doom-and-gloom articles making the rounds that all preach the same thing: anyone looking to retire now faces a bleak time...

Just when I thought 2022 couldn’t get any stranger, my inflation research led me to a bold but inescapable conclusion. We’re living a financial prophecy foretold by the gameshow The Price...

Most investors ignore the “magnetic” connection between dividends and share prices. It’s causing them to miss out on huge gains—and setting them up for big losses,...

Thanks to the selloff, it’s possible to buy closed-end funds (CEFs) at such high yields that we can do what seemed unthinkable just a few months ago: build a CEF portfolio that will pay $5,000 a...

Patience is the key to being a successful contrarian investor.We buy when fear is widespread. Bear markets are our friends. Let’s sit back and let the market’s valuations come down to...

While the pundits continue to (unsuccessfully) try to call the bottom of this Fed-spooked market, we CEF investors are doing what we always do: collecting our 7%+ dividends as we patiently move...