Contrarian Outlook

Somehow, some way, the stock market continues to levitate higher. Yet I see very little that’s worth buying here.We can’t argue with the tape. Markets will do their thing, while we must do...

Right now, millions of people are plowing cash into this market, gambling that the worst of the dividend cuts is behind us.I hope you’re not one of them, because this “dividend trap”...

There’s a strong buying opportunity unfolding in an ignored corner of the market right now. Steady dividends of 5.8% (and higher) are waiting for savvy contrarians who jump on it.By “savvy...

Volatility has taken over, and if you’re like most folks, you’re wondering where to find the safe dividends you need to sustain your savings—and income stream—as this pandemic...

“Brett, I didn’t sell (insert dividend stock here) in March. Should I hold my nose and sell now?” If you sat on your hands during the March drop and subsequent bounce, you’re...

We’re almost three months into this crisis and three things are crystal clear:Plenty of “household-name” dividend-payers are in big trouble—and not just the ones you see in the...

Has this market gone too far, too fast? Is another crash coming? And what the heck should we be buying now?I’ll dive into all three questions today, and I think my answer to that last one will...

Don’t listen to the permabears: they’re wrong when they tell you that the massive borrowing America is undertaking to fend off the coronavirus will cripple the economy for years to...

“Not for individual resale.”Ever see that label on a box of food, and scratch your head? Like who’s buying this big-mega bag of Chips Ahoy for the purpose of reselling the...

The dividend-cut parade is starting on Wall Street, and we need to be on the lookout for “payout traps” that could be hiding in our portfolios (often in plain sight).That task is made...

Subscribers to my CEF Insider service are asking me a lot about corporate bonds these days, so today we’re going to take a close look at it—and what it means for bond funds.First,...

Mainstream financial channels have made a big deal out of the current relief rally (“Is it a ‘V-shaped’ recovery?” they comically muse). Whether it’s a V, W, L, Nike...

The S&P 500 index has been “relief rallying” like crazy, but to most income investors, this means nothing. The wider the basket of stocks, the rougher the year it has been. Let’s...

If you’re like pretty well everyone else, you’re closely watching Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), creator of remdesivir, a drug that, last week, showed progress in treating the coronavirus...

If you’re like many investors these days, you’re warily eyeing your portfolio, wondering where the next dividend cut will come from.Fear of dividend cuts is reasonable, even if you hold...

While most income investors stare at their portfolios, searching for the next shoe to drop, we contrarian yield collectors were treated to a rare treat this week. A dividend increase—from an...