Contrarian Outlook

Russia’s reckless (and, sadly, increasingly ruthless) invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight squarely on the commodity markets. Many of them have already taken off to the moon. Crude oil, of...

Ignore the overtorqued headlines about inflation: even though prices are rising, they won’t take out the economy.In fact, rising inflation is setting us up with a contrarian opportunity to grab...

"Mom, please make sure you secure your mask first before assisting the kiddos." We receive this reminder every flight from at least one flight attendant. Mom receives the reminder while your income...

When a market storm hits, we dividend investors can protect our wealth and grab steady payouts when we buy stocks backed by strong recurring revenue.It’s one of the oldest business models there...

This market’s insistence on falling—even though earnings are soaring—has opened up a strong buying opportunity for us dividend investors.And we’re going to tap it to grab a...

Over longer time periods, dividend stock prices tend to follow their dividends—for better or for worse.Sometimes, the stock price gets there first. This can be a race to the sky, in the case of...

These are trying times, so let’s talk about how we’re going to protect our retirement (and our families’ futures) as market volatility increases.The Ukraine crisis is, of course,...

Lets talk about protecting our retirement portfolios and finding safe dividend stocks.It’s hard to see how the conflict in Ukraine ends quickly. If things take another turn for the worse,...

I’m about to reveal my very best strategy for pocketing 20%+ upside (and 7.8%+ dividends) from high-yielding closed-end funds (CEFs).It’s a "rinse and repeat" move that can help you grab...

With the swift stock-market decline we’ve seen since the start of 2022, now you can be forgiven if your stomach tightens just a bit when you go to check your retirement account.So today...

The S&P 500 is about as pricey as it ever gets. It’s also in freefall as I write.This is good news for anyone looking for a future bargain. The plunge, however, is really bad news for most...

Far too many investors ignore dividends, even in a bull market. When there’s a correction, like the one we’ve seen over the last few weeks, they flip the script, making safe cash dividends...

With the market melting down, dividend stocks have built-in cushions. Unlike profitless tech shares, which rarely pay, our dividend payers’ yields go up when prices go down.The result? Stronger...

If you’re relying on income from your portfolio, you know how annoying it is to manage a collection of quarterly dividend payers.Take five of the most popular dividend stocks on the market...

The stock market doesn’t just hand out safe yields up to 11.8%, vanilla money managers will tell you. And they are mostly right—but sometimes wrong.When these 11.8% dividends are safe to...

I always have a good laugh when the press talks about our favorite high-yield plays—closed-end funds (CEFs)—like they’re some new thing! Of course, we seasoned CEF investors have...