Contrarian Outlook

As the stock market returns to Planet Earth, we contrarians will have an opportunity to cherry pick some bargains. This is a good thing for us income seekers. We’ve been thin on dividend deals...

We’ve been saying the 2022 edition of the stock market will be a mess for a while now—and we were right. But there are still dividend-paying gems out there: we just need to know where to...

There’s a group of 7%+ dividends out there that are perfect for today’s market. They’re far less volatile than “regular” stocks, their payouts are tax-free, and (for now)...

“America’s retirement fund” is looking awfully shaky. Income investors should consider replacing the over-owned S&P 500 Index fund—SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) with...

When it comes to dividend cuts, closed-end funds (CEFs) aren’t much different from stocks: investors tend to hit the sell button as soon as a cut is announced, leaving those who hang on with a...

Just three weeks ago, we discussed the likelihood that the stock market was going to be a mess this year.It’s already a train wreck. You’re probably wondering whether you should buy more...

The crowd is about to pile into monthly dividend stocks, and we’re going to beat them to it with three of the best of them—and grab ourselves hefty yields up to 7.7%, too.The three monthly...

This stock market selloff has gone way too far—and it’s pumped up the dividend yields on some of our favorite high-yield closed-end funds (CEFs).That means it’s time to buy....

“Buy and hope” investing has never been more hopeless.With bond yields doing a “moonshot” to 1.8%, they are now looking down at the S&P 500’s sad 1.3% yield. Still,...

Investors are way too pessimistic about the economy. And their gloom—driven by the mainstream press (as usual)—is setting us up for a rare “double discount” on closed-end funds...

With long rates rising every day, few income investors want to hold any bonds for any amount of time.The 10-Year Rate Is Spiking This is bruising long-dated bond funds like the iShares 20+ Year...

The last time the Federal Reserve tried to taper its money-printing ways, the S&P 500 dropped 20% in 11 weeks. I’m not sure if the sequel is going to be any kinder to “America’s...

Today we’re going to make a couple crafty moves worthy of the canniest contrarian—and in doing so, we’ll grab reliable income plays other investors are snubbing (with outsized yields...

It’s no surprise to us calculated contrarians—2022 is already looking like a volatile train wreck. With the Federal Reserve shutting off its money printer, cash is flowing away from the...

These days, everyone’s in a tizzy about rising interest rates. But what if I told you that this panic is overblown—and it’s setting us up for some very nice windows to buy some...

Well, that escalated quickly.We contrarians have been ready for rising interest rates—and long-term rates have indeed begun the year with a moonshot. The Federal Reserve has been a big buyer of...