Contrarian Outlook

Preferred stocks are hands-down the most ignored investments in this crisis. That’s too bad, because they’re one of the best ways to get a high, safe income stream. And you can supercharge...

Here’s a critical mistake anyone can make while hunting for big dividends in a market like today’s: you can buy the right stocks at the right times—and still lose money!2020 is a...

It’s bleeding-heart pet owners like me that power the dividend and stock price of Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS), a maker of medicines for animals. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) spun off the firm in 2013, and it’s...

If you’ve read my articles in the last few weeks, you may have noticed I’ve been writing about inflation more lately. I’m doing so because your income portfolios—especially...

This crisis has hit income-seekers—particularly retirees—hard. After the stomach-churning March selloff came the slashing of “sacred cow” dividends, like those of senior-care...

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...