Contrarian Outlook

The stock market is driven by greed and fear. And when the latter takes full control of the wheel, as is the case right now, value-minded income investors need to stay sharp.It’s been more than...

Let’s be honest: our lives would be much easier if we could just buy the typical S&P 500 stock, get the 7%+ dividends we need for retirement, and call it a day. Trouble is, the popular kids...

One of the weirdest trends over the last year has gone largely unreported. Despite stocks surging 30% in a year, investors are still selling stocks more than they’re buying.It’s hard to...

The latest trade-war hype has served up a terrific opportunity for us to bag 6%+ dividends (and upside) in closed-end funds (CEFs).Today I’m going to show you exactly where to look (hint:...

Will this bull market actually die of old age this year?The macro picture is dicey and stock valuations are pricey, but we must stay invested. The stock market goes up about two-thirds of the time....

We’re just three weeks into 2020 and it’s already a dividend wasteland!Happy New Year! Enjoy Your 1.7% Dividend Drop $500K into the typical (miserly) S&P 500 stock today and...

It’s the No. 1 retirement question: how much income do you need to quit the 9 to 5?Today I’m going to help you find your number. The best place to start is by asking yourself how your...

Income hunters that made their way into real estate investment trusts (REITs) at the start of 2019 are rolling in more than rent checks right now. Not only did they enjoy the sector’s generous...

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...