Contrarian Outlook

With the S&P 500 yielding just 1.8%, and 10-Year Treasuries paying a pathetic 0.7%, many folks are getting desperate for income—and they’re falling for dangerous dividends like...

The way most folks invest, they’ll need way more than a million bucks to retire—in fact, they’ll need almost double that!No wonder so many people throw up their hands and commit to...

It’s no secret why most people buy closed-end funds (CEFs): big dividends!The 500 or so CEFs out there yield a game-changing 7%, on average. And with CEFs coming from all corners of the economy,...

Almost One-Third of NYC Restaurants Missed June Rent, Survey FindsScan the business headlines (and let’s be honest, who actually reads anymore?) and we’ll see ominous headlines like this....

In normal times, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a great way to cut your portfolio’s volatility—and double the income you’d get from regular stocks.Of course, there’s...

Smart, innovative retail dividends are going to hold a special place in the hearts of many income investors when this pandemic is through. I recently mused about my springtime e-tailing adventures out...

Most of us know we need to stay in stocks through this crisis—but some days it’s easier said than done!Let’s be honest: we could all use a break—a way to hedge against the...

As our quarantine headquarters migrated from the cozy accommodations of Los Living Room in March to the spaciousness of Puerto Backyarda in April, life got a bit more manageable.Then, in May, it got...

With the epic “relief rally” finally on fumes, it’s time to consider jettisoning any dividends that (let’s be honest) should have been sold in February. Stock prices are quite...

With pandemic cases once again in full focus, the market is (once again) trading like its assets. Everything’s up big one day, everything’s down big the next.We rational, contrarian-minded...

Today we’re going to cut through the economic hype surrounding this crisis and jump on a little-noticed opportunity for double-digit upside and 7% dividends, too.I’ll get into the raw...

Money printing is back in a big way, and we’ve been on the beat all month long. Two weeks ago, your income writer mentioned the other “I” word, inflation, and watched our customer...

Need more proof this market is completely upside down? Look no further than this mess with Hertz (NYSE:HTZ).You likely know the story: the car-rental chain, run off the road by the coronavirus, filed...

One of the worst disasters to befall investors in this crisis was something called the MORL dividend.MORL is—or rather was—the ticker for the ETRACS Monthly Pay 2XLeveraged REIT ETN...

A handful of closed-end funds (CEFs) are boasting what are (at first) tantalizing dividend payouts. I’m talking 15%, 20% and even 40% annualized yields here.Skeptical? You should be. Today...

I sure started a stir last week when I mentioned the other “I” word. Our usual beat here is income, but last week we discussed inflation and what it means for our dividend-paying bonds and...