Contrarian Outlook

There’s an unusual shift unfolding in the labor market that we contrarians can tap for outsized dividends (I’m talking a near-10% yield here), plus price upside for years to...

Tech stocks have taken a header, and we contrarians are going to take advantage and set ourselves up for some serious upside—and 5.6% dividends, too.Why are we zeroing in on tech now? Because...

Do retirement solutions come any better than a safe 8% dividend, paid monthly?This is what we contrarian income seekers love about the Aberdeen Asia-Pacific IF Inc (NYSE:FAX). It pays 8% annually,...

Let’s jump on the market’s September slide and grab ourselves a sweet “double discount” on 358 totally ignored income plays—and some sweet 6%+ dividends, too. And our new...

I know you’ve heard the common Wall Street “wisdom” that, when it comes to investing for the long haul, you’re best to simply put your money in an index fund and call it a...

The surest, safest way to double our money in the stock market is to buy the dividends that are growing the fastest.It doesn’t matter if the broader market is heading up, down or sideways. Over...

Let’s dive into a brand-new CEF many people are ignoring—and see how we can ride it to some fast gains (and a growing 6.4% dividend).When a new CEF rolls down the skids, our antennae...

The stock market goes up as well as down and, for whatever reason, it tends to swing wildly in September and October. With last Monday’s intraday price action, we saw our first 5% decline in a...

Return to the office? Heck, we income investors don’t need to return to work—period.We can turn our nest egg into a cash flow machine, with big dividends to cover our monthly expenses....

It’s a tired piece of “wisdom” you hear from personal-finance gurus over and over: you need to invest in low-cost, passive index funds to get the highest return.Too bad it’s...

Historically, for whatever reason, stocks have made most of their gains between Nov. 1 and May 1. (Hence the phrase “sell in May and go away.”)I won’t bore you with the statistical...

There’s one word that strikes terror into the hearts of mainstream investors: leverage.But it really shouldn’t—and today I’m going to show you how to make sure you’re...

“Is $1 million enough to retire on?”Paul Katzeff of Investor’s Business Daily asked me earlier this month. He was especially keen on high-paying ETFs that would throw off enough...

Mainstream investors are stuck with cheesy dividend ETFs paying measly sub-3% yields. But we contrarians can grab ourselves a lot more dividend cash with a “switch” in our portfolio that...

Many folks see dividends as just a source of income. But they’re so much more! The two high-yield buys I’ll show you today, for example, are what I like to call “dividend Swiss Army...

Since traditional banks have backed off on business lending over the years, BDCs (business development companies) have stepped in. They provided much-needed debt, equity, and other financial solutions...