Contrarian Outlook

On Sunday night, our old friend exclaimed to my wife and me: “How have you all been??”It’d been, well, almost a year since we’d been to her bar. We had plenty to catch up on...

Stocks or bonds? Why choose when:Stocks pay just 1.5% Bonds pay just 1.3%, yet There are little-known hybrid instruments yielding up to 7.9%! These vehicles aren’t risky. They just happen to be...

The S&P 500 is still levitating, and if you’re like me, you’re starting to feel like this bull run is on borrowed time.It’s understandable. The economy is just now stumbling to...

With the market scraping all-time highs—and dividend yields scraping historic lows—you’re probably thinking there’s nowhere you can find big, safe dividends with at least some...

High-yield bonds have never paid less. Which is too bad, because let’s be honest—dividends are the reason we income investors wade in 'junk bond' waters in the first place.Fortunately, by...

Today we’re going to discuss the secret to double-digit annual returns every year, forever, with secure dividend stocks. It’s simple but not easy. Here’s the hint. We must seek out...

A wild year like 2020 is a great acid test for closed-end funds (CEFs)—and it can tell us a lot about which of these high-yield plays to pick (and avoid!) as we move deeper into 2021.A Split...

If we learned anything from 2020, it was the value of a few extra rolls of toilet paper. A close second? The reminder about the value of a reliable dividend.This lesson has been taught over and over....

Another hand went up. I pointed for the next question.When you consider dividend investments, Brett, what is more important in your opinion:The current yield and value of the stock itself, or The...

You and I both know there’s a problem with the sugar high the stock market’s been on. Does it mean we should dump some of our beloved dividend stocks and try to buy them back at lower...

The markets sure turned against “the little guy” in a hurry.We chatted about the massive run-up in GameStop (NYSE:GME) on Wednesday. I had a buddy of mine, who just happens to be a loyal...

This GameStop (NYSE:GME) madness is a clear and present danger to our dividends.Let’s stop and look at exactly what it means for our income streams, and what we’re going to buy to protect...

An income-focused money manager friend of mine bragged to me about what he did for one of his clients.Namely, he’s used his Contrarian Income Report subscription to smartly help her turn a...

Don’t listen to the index-fund crowd: it is possible to beat the market year in and year out—and you can do it while grabbing big 7%+ dividends, too!There are three steps to pulling off...

Dividends are back. And here are 54 secure payouts that are due for a raise between now and March.The S&P yields a lousy 1.6% as I write. It’s sad to imagine a hefty million bucks in stocks...

Another year, another COVID relief package—$1.9 trillion worth this time. As the old saying goes, “A trillion here, a trillion there, and soon you’re starting to talk about real...