Contrarian Outlook

With over 500 closed-end funds (CEFs) on the market, how do you choose the best one?It’s not an easy question to answer, because there are literally dozens of metrics any CEF investor should...

If you buy a stock that eventually increases its dividend by 100% in the coming years, you’re going to double your money or better as that happens. Find a payout with 200%, 300% or even 500%...

Do you have a reliable way to generate monthly cash flow from the dividend stocks you own today? If not, why not?Many “first-level” investors hope that their stocks will go higher so that...

Cash payouts of 8% and more (often paid monthly), plus price upside of 10%, 20%, sometimes even higher.That’s what you get with closed-end funds—and you can often get it in just one...

Be careful how you buy your bonds. The most popular tickers have a few “fatal flaws” that’ll doom you to underperformance at best, or leave you hanging in the event of a market...

If you’ve filled up your car lately, I don’t have to tell you that oil prices have come back to life after years in the doldrums.So today I’m going to give you 3 terrific funds that...

Do you own the next GE? I’m talking about five dividends that are not as sacred as their shareholders mistakenly believe. We’ll review them in a minute.First, the warning signs. Many...

By now you may have heard about the huge dividends and soaring price gains offered by closed-end funds (CEFs).But here’s something that will probably surprise you: you can lock in even...

If you want to clobber the stock market – and double your money every two or three years – then buying companies with accelerating dividends is an absolute must.And I’ve got good...

It’s something I hear from readers all the time: “Brett, the 7%+ dividends you recommend in the Contrarian Income Report service are well and good, but are dividends that high really safe...

The stock market has just started recovering from its early-February lows—and there are 3 ridiculously cheap funds set to jump even higher while paying massive dividends.Before I show them to...

Most people are chasing big dividend payers right now in this “3% world” we live in. Meanwhile, a small group of “hidden yield” stocks are quietly handing smart investors...

Lazy financial writers like to say that higher bond yields will hurt dividend stocks. This blanket statement may sound reasonable, but it’ll cost you money if you take it at face value.Pundits...

When it comes to investing, too many folks ignore the signal and listen to the noise.Case in point: one of the biggest stories of 2018—a looming trade war between America and China. Lately, the...

I don’t want to alarm you, but if you’ve got a lot of cash sitting on the sidelines right now, you’re about to miss out on a double-digit stock-market gain in the next 6 months.In a...

Today I’m doing something unusual: I’m changing my call on a popular closed-end fund (CEF).Why? Because this fund has gone on sale, and it’s just too good of a deal to overlook. If...