Contrarian Outlook

With earnings season in the rear-view and the end of the first quarter looming, you’re probably asking yourself one thing right now…… just how good is the stock market? I’ll...

Municipal bonds are off to a slow start in 2018 – which is usually a bullish sign for these tax-free payers.We last “pounded the table” on munis in December 2016. They were coming...

Ignore the pundits’ petrified bleating over rising interest rates. Sure, the yield on the 10-Year Treasury has spiked to 2.9%, but you’re still not retiring on it!Look at it this way: if...

The big rebound is on! But don’t worry, your opportunity to grab big gains (and dividends) hasn’t evaporated.There’s still time! And you can start with 3 of the 4 funds I pounded the...

I love nothing more than bargain real estate – especially if I can buy it with a single-click of my mouse (or one tap from my smartphone).REITs (real estate investment trusts) are as cheap as...

The market’s historic bull run just hit a brick wall … and I couldn’t be more excited.I’ve had my eye on three robust dividend growers for months. And thanks to this pullback,...

I’m getting plenty of worried emails from readers, asking me if the near-10-year bull market in stocks is over and if it’s time to get out.I give them the same answer every time: no. Today...

After a decade in the basement, interest rates are finally starting to move meaningfully higher. Let’s discuss the best stocks and bonds to buy with this backdrop.If it feels like we had forever...

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...