Contrarian Outlook

Let’s shrug off today’s “dividend desert” and do something most folks think is impossible—ridiculous, even. We’re going to replace our monthly salary with a huge...

The small-cap universe is offering investors one of the most elusive prizes of 2021:A bargain. As I recently wrote, Wall Street’s gaze has been fixated on the nearly uninterrupted yearlong rally...

These days I hear from a lot of CEF investors who are struggling to dig up cheap dividends. If you’re one of these folks, I get it. In fact, I’m right there with you!Even for those of us...

Stocks are floating higher daily, and that’s prompted a lot of readers to ask me when they should sell a dividend stock and take profits—and when they should let it run.You’re...

Markets took a dive (then posted a lightning-fast recovery) last week, a return to volatility that’s a good reminder to cast an eye over our dividend portfolios.One thing to pay particular...

These dividends are about to break free from their regulatory shackles. Once the cuffs are off, we’re going to see payout hikes up to 100%.Even the dividend growth “laggards” in this...

Hands up if you’ve heard of the Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7 Handl™ Index ETF (NASDAQ:HNDL).Right. I thought not. And I can’t blame you for overlooking this one. It’s a relatively...

The market looks like it’s about to fall apart. Which means we contrarians will step in, and smartly bank more dividend for our dollar.Some of us park our dry powder in cash. Others stash in...

It’s mid-2021, and stock prices are up, dividend yields are down, and you’re probably wondering what the heck to buy for a decent income stream as we thunder toward 2022.It’s a...

One of the so-called “rules” of income investing is that you can get a high dividend or a sustainable dividend from a stock or fund—but not both.And to be fair, that is true of some...

Preferred stocks are the little-known answer to the dividend question:How do I juice meaningful 5% to 6% yields from my favorite blue-chip stocks? “Common” blue chips stocks usually...

As I write this, the 14 funds in our CEF Insider portfolio yield a tidy 6.7%, on average. And while that’s down from the 7.5% average (and above) we’ve seen in the past, there’s a...

Collecting dividends is fun. Doubling our money is even better.From time to time, Mr. and Ms. Market will present us with a deal that includes payouts plus price upside. I’m talking about 50% to...

Let’s give ourselves a double shot of dividend and share-price growth by diving into a group of stocks I guarantee your friends are missing out on.I’m talking about financial...

Let’s break out of today’s zero-rate wasteland and help ourselves to huge, safe payouts yielding all the way up to 8.3%. And these massive payouts are tax-free too!And, no, we won’t...

Believe it or not, in today’s “no yield” world, there are still 845 stocks that boast dividend yields of 3%. And 34 that pay more than 10%!You Still Have OptionsNote: US-listed...