Contrarian Outlook

Here’s some advice you might be surprised to hear from an investment-newsletter writer: Do NOT buy stocks right now.That is, unless you can answer an emphatic “yes!” to these three...

When markets are down, there’s one group of investors who can shrug off the dip because they don’t need to sell. You’re no doubt part of this group—I’m talking about...

The point of a bear market is to bring price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios back down to earth. Preferably into single digits.I like P/Es under ten because it means that the company at least has a chance to...

If you’re looking for 9%+ dividends and an income stream you can retire on without selling shares from your portfolio, closed-end funds (CEFs) are handing you a superb opportunity...

We’ve been extolling cash in these pages since the start of this year. As the Federal Reserve prepared to pause its money printer, we contrarians booked profits and stacked dollar bills.Long...

In the current environment, with more downside likely to come, one of the best things you and I can do is nothing.…or at least, next to nothing. I recently wrote about the virtues of a...

Today I want to show you how to build a “three-click” income portfolio that gives us three things every income investor craves, especially these days:Big discounts on our investments. Big...

We all know the markets are undergoing a shift—and it’s time for us to stop and take a look at what it all means for our dividend portfolios, particularly our closed-end fund (CEF)...

The yield on the 10-year Treasury has rallied near 3%. Yet there’s no way you and I are retiring off that pittance!Hence the appeal of closed-end funds (CEFs), which regularly pay 7% or better....

Most folks dread checking their retirement accounts these days, but not us contrarian income-seekers. We’re coolly playing our “no-withdrawal” retirement strategy, paying our bills...

In a plunging market like this one, it’s critical to play the long game. For us closed-end fund (CEF) investors, that means staying invested, because we simply do not want to be out of the...

Thanks to the market’s selloff, we finally have some dividend deals out there. In a moment, I’ll highlight a five-pack of sweet-paying dividend stocks (as in, 4.0% to 11.3% yields) that...

Here at Contrarian Outlook, we’ve been talking a lot about crypto lately—but not in the way you might think.We’re not buyers—far from it! Instead, we’re using a savvy,...

I remain a big fan of cash right now. I know, I know. I’m not supposed to say this in a stock-focused column like this.“But Brett,” I can hear the rebuttal. “We’ve been...

These days, we contrarian income seekers are following a simple rule: “trade lightly.” Truth is, we saw this mess coming. It’s why we started lightening up our positions back in...

With all the panic over the headlines these days, it’s a good time for us contrarians to step back and take stock—because there are high-yield bargains out there that can help us navigate...