Contrarian Outlook

Let me show you 3 headlines I ran across last week: “Tax Cuts and Confidence Drive Surge of Payouts” —Barron’s “Global Dividends Break New Record in 2017, With More to...

I had an odd experience a couple weeks ago.I met up with some money managers and financial advisors. They were discussing the same problem: how tough it is to beat the market. Since I focus on...

Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKb) CEO Warren Buffett recently gave us an insight into the type of dividend-paying fund he’d invest in if he could: Our aversion to leverage...

Remember early February’s stock-market rout?I know. Seems like a weird question. It was just a few weeks ago, after all. But many folks seem to have forgotten how stocks fell 10% from their 2018...

I had to laugh when I saw this Barron’s headline last week:“REITs Are Sending a Powerful Buy Signal” My response? Of course they are! They have been for a while now! If you’ve...

Insider buying can be a useful tool in identifying stocks that may be ready to move. I typically don’t put much weight into analyst recommendations because they don’t have any skin in the...

It’s all but official: the Federal Reserve will hike rates three times this year, and almost certainly four. If you want to protect your portfolio (and profit), now is the time to prepare.I told...

Most of your friends are going to struggle to make any money in U.S. stocks for the next five to seven years. They’re battling not one, not two, but three major headwinds: Low yields, High...

If you’re worried inflation will sideswipe your portfolio, well, you have good reason to be. Because make no mistake, rising prices will be the story of 2018. And if you want to protect your...

Let’s assume that higher long-term rates (3%+) are here to stay. Can REITs (real estate investment trusts) and high rates co-exist? Or must there be just one winner in this suddenly one-sided...

If you’re like most dividend investors, you’re probably keeping a nervous eye on bond yields right now.And, well, you should be—but only if you own low-yielding (or slow-growing)...

There’s one question I’ve been getting from a lot of folks lately. You may have wondered about it yourself. It’s simply this: “Is the stock market even safe anymore?” Or...

The market just dropped the big, ugly “C” word on us. “Correction,” that is. The old stalwart Dow Jones Industrial Average recently broke into correction territory, dipping...

Dividend Aristocrats – those companies that have improved their payouts annually for 50 years or more – have a mixed reputation. Sure, they’re great for dividend growth, but the...

One week ago, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy, catapulting the billionaire’s Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Roadster into space. On the dashboard were two words made famous by Douglas...

If there’s ever been a perfect time to show you one of my best strategies for getting rich in the market, it’s now.What can you expect? A simple way to grab an income stream that doubles...