Contrarian Outlook

It is challenging to find stocks that pay enough money to retire on. For example, even a 3.3% dividend—generous by today’s standards—isn’t enough to turn a $1,000,000 into an...

Investors in high-yield real estate investment trusts (REITs) are still living in 2020, and we can tap that for 7% dividends and price upside in the coming weeks.Let’s start where just about...

With markets likely to remain rocky, we need not be in a hurry to put dry powder to work immediately. Investor sentiment is quite cheery once again, which is a reason for caution. Interest rates also...

Stocks are floating higher and interest rates are spiking. The US recovery is still fragile. Even so, people are being vaccinated fast and the global economy is a coiled spring. Should we take...

Thanks to two stock market pullbacks in 2020 and this current pause to begin 2021, equity prices are likely still “catching up” with their pre-2020 trajectories. Big tech is frothy but...

Don’t listen to the pundits who say you’ve missed your chance to buy the dip in tech stocks. There are still deals on the table—and I’ve got a way for you to grab a slice of...

In this article we are examining popular closed-end funds.The Calamos Convertible Funds Convertible bonds are a big beneficiary of Jay Powell’s money printing activity. Convertibles pay regular...

Most people don’t realize it, but there are 500 funds out there paying massive dividends: I’m talking rich 7% payouts on average.That’s five times more than index funds pay! And many...

If you’re not one to invest through individual stocks, a fund is the way to go. And if you invest in one totally overlooked type of fund, you can get the best of all worlds: diversification, the...

As we Americans reemerge from our homes, select “return to normal” dividend payers are poised to deliver big gains. I’m talking about upside of 40% in addition to their 4% to 10%...

Let’s talk about inflation for a moment, because worries over rising prices are boiling over, and we contrarians can work them to our advantage.If you’ve been watching the...

What a time to be alive! The stock market is booming, and many of our favorite income investments are ticking higher every day.Sure, we need to credit all of the money that our intrepid Fed Chair...

Tech stocks have finally taken a breather—and we’re going to pounce on this dip—and grab a rare “double discount” while we’re at it.The strategy we’re going...

One group of funds is doing something very unusual right now: they’re raising their dividends by double digits! And those huge hikes have driven the yields on some of these unsung income plays...

The NASDAQ’s recent quick 11% slip earned the “correction” label. This alarmed many newbie investors who bought technology shares hoping they would keep heading higher.We careful...

The chicken littles fretting about inflation are ignoring something: the “bonus” $2.9 trillion that’s primed to ignite stocks—one group of stocks in particular.The $2.9...