Contrarian Outlook

If you have cash to deploy in this market, you’re in luck: dividend yields on some top-name stocks are scraping historic highs. And these same stocks are often so oversold they’re primed...

In normal times, we contrarians are stuck combing the market’s backwaters—REITs, closed-end funds (CEFs) and the like—in our hunt for outsized dividends.But, of course, these are not...

Landlords and lenders have taken it on the chin since the world shut down. And until this place is actually open for business once again, many REIT (real estate investment trust) investors are...

When you think about the biggest returns you could get on the market today, what do you think of? Tech? Biopharma? Gold stocks?What about utilities? This “boring” sector is known for...

Today, I’m going to show you how to find fat dividend opportunities in washed-out sectors. Let’s start with retail, where the hits just keep coming. (And the result is a few sky-high...

Far too many investors ignore dividends, especially in a bull market. It’s easy to see why: with stocks racking up yearly double-digit gains, it’s tough to get worked up about a sub-2%...

Is the bottom in?Or is the market merely “sniffing glue” (as one of my friendly financial advisors aptly put it to me)? No matter where you are currently handicapping the market, we have a...

Right now, most investors I hear from want three things in a dividend stock:Low volatility. A worry-free income stream to draw on during this crisis. Market-beating gains in the long run. Sounds like...

When it comes to protecting—and growing—your dividends (and portfolio) in these trying times, there are two sectors you should watch like a hawk: technology and energy.Both are standouts...

Right now, thousands of Americans are making a mistake that threatens to lock in the losses they’ve suffered in this downturn.Worse, these folks will be stuck on the sidelines in the rebound,...

A friend of 30+ years gave me a ring last Friday afternoon to check in on the family. Unfortunately for him, I popped back with a little more “real life” than he was ready for!Other than...

I know it’s hard not to worry about your portfolio, and income stream, these days, but we will make our way through this crisis. When we do, your holdings will bounce back—and likely...

Has the market bottomed, or are we headed for another leg down before we can start to even think about any upside? It’s a debate that will be with us for a while yet.But maybe not in every...

Successful dividend investing can actually be pretty simple. Don’t trade for years, perhaps for a full decade, and then buy super high-quality dividend stocks at bargain basement prices.One set...

These days, we’re hearing a lot of pundits pontificating about which way the markets will go. But let me suggest something none of them are talking about:What if stocks trade more or less flat...

I hope you are taking care of yourself, and your family. This is a good time to hunker down, both in life and in our investing strategy. Brighter days are ahead—let’s make sure we get...