Contrarian Outlook

I want you to think about your very first reaction when you flick on the TV and see the Dow has crashed 300, 500—even 800 points. It feels like you’re drowning, right?It’s physical,...

Volatility is back! With the market whipsawing again, you’re likely seeing more red in your portfolio these days.At times like this, you might be tempted to give in to emotion and sell....

I run into a lot of investors who think retirement investing is a two-act play. In Act 1, when you’re younger, you try to balloon your nest egg with high-risk growth stocks that pay little (and...

Monmouth’s portfolio is an easily recognizable blend of traditional warehouse needs and beneficiaries of the new retail environment. It has tenants such as Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Milwaukee...

There’s an intriguing trend showing up in second-quarter earnings. And today I’ll show you how you can jump on it with a cheap closed-end fund (CEF)—I’m talking a 16% discount...

The 8 Safest Bond ETFs That Actually Pay As we discussed with ARTFX, I don’t anticipate I’ll ever formally recommend one of these funds in CIR. Their total returns are unlikely...

There’s a scary-sounding catchphrase making the rounds these days—and it’s tricking folks into missing out on big dividends (I’m talking yields of 8.6%+) and upside.The...

Last time we had a July like this, REITs (real estate investment trusts) ran wild. The top plays delivered dividends plus price gains between 40% and 114%!REIT Rhyme for 114% Returns? Tell me if this...

I have no idea why you’d mess around with dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) when you can “automatically” bag a 7%+ income stream and 82%+ upside with the strategy I’ll show...

Something unusual has happened in closed-end funds (CEFs) lately—a lot of new names are showing up in the leaderboard of the top long-term performers.According to my CEF Insider service, there...

Not yet as rich as you always wanted to be? Don’t worry, because today we’re going to dial you in for some “rich guy” dividend favorites that’ll pay you up to 9.9% every...

Today we’re going to dive into a question subscribers to our CEF Insider service often ask: what happens to a closed-end fund’s dividend when stocks take a tumble?The answer is coming up...

If this were any “normal” time, we’d be able to buy safe bonds and collect enough income on our nest egg to fund our retirements. Unfortunately, this is the “new normal”...

Make no mistake: Jerome Powell’s pain is our chance to set ourselves up for 7%+ dividends, along with serious upside—I’m talking total returns well into the triple digits!The key?...