Contrarian Outlook

There is another.–Yoda The Jedi Master had last week’s 8.4% dividend in mind, no doubt. David Friar’s Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX) is an elite 8%+ payer worthy of...

Natural gas prices have been completely washed out—and that’s set up some sweet dividend opportunities for us contrarians to tap into.(These opportunities aren’t just in gas, by the...

Recent headlines have spurred some readers to write in about China—specifically what rising tensions between Beijing and Washington (no thanks to the former’s ham-fisted spy-balloon...

Want to know the secret to retiring on dividends alone?Keep that capital intact. We invest to generate income. The more we have, the greater our potential payouts. So, losing the principle is a...

With the markets off to a hot start so far this year, it’s only natural to think things might get a little toppy. I get it—and the truth is, this market is not without the risk of a...

Get ready, my fellow contrarians—QQQ “amateur season” is approaching! If you watch as much March basketball as I do, you’re about to hear this repeated hundreds of...

If I can give you just one piece of advice to start 2023, it’s this: do not trust your dividend income to ETFs!It’s one of the biggest mistakes I see people make—especially with the...

We’ve seen a big bounce (and 12%+ dividends!) in one particular type of closed-end fund (CEF) this year—and all of my buy indicators suggest this profitable play is still in its early...

We’ve been getting several questions from CEF investors in the last few weeks about the return of capital, or ROC.This is a measure that shows up regularly with CEF dividends—and it makes...

A few weeks back, bond giant PIMCO trimmed a bunch of payouts from its closed-end funds (CEFs). Which was no bueno for income investors, who buy CEFs solely for their dividends.We don’t own any...

If 2022 taught us anything, it’s that we need to swing our portfolios away from this:We’re Fading “Cardiac” Share-Price Action Like This That’s the chart of...

Imagine what you could do with a 19% dividend.To be clear, any dividend that high simply isn’t sustainable. So if you do see one, I don’t recommend buying it. Still, the thought’s...

Today we’ll discuss a duo of cheap dividend stocks paying 11.2%. And, for good measure, we’ll throw in another bargain even though it “only” yields 9.5%.I jest because I love....

These days, it seems like every investor is chasing that one big thing that will make them rich—the newest stock, technology, fad or whatever.We contrarian dividend investors know these folks...

Look, we’re probably going to see a recession in 2023. And if you’re like most folks, you’re wondering how to respond.Here’s the good news: overall I see a much better year...

As I write this, stocks are in the process of giving back some of their “New Year’s bounce,”—and I’m hearing from folks who are worried that 2023 will be another 2022.I...