Contrarian Outlook

Today I’m going to show you how one lucky group of investors nailed a once-in-a-lifetime shot at a huge, tax-free dividend stream and a quick 18% gain, too!Well, not exactly...

I hope last week’s Iran head-fake didn’t have you thinking about buying so-called “safe” dividends like Treasuries. Because these tired income standbys aren’t safe at...

Today we’re going to talk about the biggest threat to your portfolio (and dividends!) you face in 2020.It’s not a recession. It’s a near-irresistible human impulse—purposely...

The “race to zero” heats up again. You’ve surely heard that Vanguard is now slicing and dicing its already-low fees and commissions. That sounds great, but in reality, the low-fee...

Let’s cut through the thousands of market predictions out there and dive into what’s really ahead for your dividends in 2020. We’ll also discuss two things that should be high on...

Think we’re stuck with pathetic dividends and sluggish growth in 2020?I get it. Many folks I talk to see the coming year this way. Some are even selling stocks, in a doomed effort to “lock...

The New Year is here, which means it’s once again time to revisit a contrarian (and income) investing tradition: The “Dogs of the Dow.”This simple yet famous dividend strategy...

If you’ve been holding the Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund (RQI)—a fund I wrote about a lot in 2019—you’ve done very well indeed. RQI has dominated, with its...

Are we kicking off another episode of the “Roaring 20s” today?Who knows. Nobody really predicted the 2010s would be an end-to-end bull market. Yet the most hated rally of all-time resulted...

Right now, with 2020 just hours out, is the perfect time to show you my two-step dividend strategy for the year ahead.We’ll also dive into four specific stocks and funds to buy. They’ll...

I don’t blame you if you think stock picking boils down to a choice between income or growth. That’s how the financial media has framed it for years.But it’s not. Not by a long shot....

With the whipsawing market we saw in early December—and now a snap back to near all-time highs—now is the perfect time to talk about one of the biggest questions you’ll face as a...

Make no mistake: now is the perfect time to set ourselves up for 7%+ dividends, along with serious upside—I’m talking total returns well into the triple digits!The key is my easy...

What if I told you there was a corner of the market where every single fund has turned a profit? And these amazing investments paid out a huge income stream that was entirely tax-free?The kicker: many...

Are you worried about a market meltdown in 2020? Fair enough–stocks went straight up for an entire decade, making a pullback more than due as we head into the 20s.Now, more than ever, it’s...

Today we’re going to look ahead to 2020—and specific sectors to target for rising profits (and dividends!) in both stocks and 7%+ yielding closed-end funds (CEFs).We’re also going to...