Contrarian Outlook

Dividend Aristocrats are popular. Too popular, if you ask me.I’ll concede that the surest, safest way to big stock market gains is dividend growth. Over time, stock prices are literally pulled...

Let’s talk about a fund that seems to tick all the dividend-and-growth boxes we income investors demand.Low fees? Yep. High yield? How does a 7.7% payout (nearly six times the S&P 500...

Contrary to popular opinion, we shouldn’t believe everything we read online. Even simple tasks such as counting dividends are often mishandled by our internet overlords.Mainstream financial...

Do yourself a favor and shut out all the “experts” who say it’s impossible to retire on dividends alone. They’re just plain wrong! Because even today, with stocks soaring (and...

It pains me when I see regular folks take the flawed “advice” to simply plow their money into an index fund and call it a day.The biggest problem with this “strategy” is...

Cheap stocks are fun. We can buy a lot of shares without shelling out too much dough.Generally speaking, most single-digit stocks are “cheap for a reason”—they are losers. But we...

If anyone tells you that all the big dividends have been bought up in this inflated market, do yourself a favor: tune them out.Because while stocks are up—and dividend yields are down as a...

"Regular" REITs typically buy physical properties, find someone to manage them, and lease them out. They collect rent checks and avoid paying taxes on most of these profits if they distribute 90% of...

If you’re worried the stock market is too expensive, well, I agree with you. This is why we’re going to discuss my two-step “12% Dividend Plan” today—so we can bank big...

Overbought stock markets—and pathetic 1% dividends—here in the US just might have you tempted to look overseas for higher payouts.It’s a smart move. After all, plenty of countries...

“Son, I am old. But I am not dead!”There was a pause. “Now get me another beer…” His 40-year-old “boy” froze, then complied. I, meanwhile, busted out in...

Something weird is happening in the housing market, and it’s handing us an outstanding opportunity in stocks (including the 8%-yielding pick we’ll dive into shortly).I know that’s an...

I saw this headline float across my Bloomberg Terminal late last week…There Are More 401(k) and IRA Millionaires Than Ever.(Disclosure and digression: My “Terminal” is Bloomberg.com...

The recent oil correction has opened a window for us income investors to grab big(ger) dividends at big(ger) discounts! Today we’re going to take full advantage.In a moment, we’ll discuss...

It’s hard to believe, but there actually is a 10% dividend sitting right under investors’ noses—even now, when the typical S&P 500 stock dribbles out a pathetic 1.3% payout.That...

Your next Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) box could be fueling a dividend—and stock price. Talk about delivery-powered dividend growth! In the US, 3 billion e-commerce packages were delivered in 2020....