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3 “Sleep-Well” Monthly Dividends Averaging 10%+
Last Friday’s jobs report confirmed what we contrarians have been discussing for months now—thanks to AI, employers no longer need to hire more employees to grow. Bosses simply need to implement AI tools to grow their businesses. The machines are a managerial dream. Once trained they are, in many cases, better, faster and cheaper than people. Robots always report for […]
Moody’s Downgrade Is Downright Bullish For These Dividends Up To 8.6%
As I’m sure you have heard, Moody’s downgraded US debt last weekend. The stock market panic that ensued lasted for, oh, about an hour of trading. Why did this already get shrugged off? It’s a classic empty-calorie headline. The practical impact of the downgrade to top holders of Treasuries—banks and pension funds—is nil. Treasuries are still classified as top-grade collateral, which […]
My Top Gold Stocks, Ranked Worst To First (And When To Buy #1)
So far in this trade war, there is one “winner” left on the board: gold. The barbarous relic has glittered amidst the financial carnage. And while everyone is climbing aboard now, we contrarians see a better buy window ahead. Below, we’ll “dig into” 4 tickers to get ready, ranked from worst to first (hint: our top play has a dividend that soars […]
7 Wonderfully-Sleepy Dividend Stocks Yielding Up To 14.1%
Worried about the next round of tariffs? Tech disruption from DeepSeek? The geopolitical landscape? All of the above? Fret not my contrarian friend—here are seven wonderfully-sleepy dividend stocks. They yield between 5% and 14.1% and we are discussing them today because all seven boast low betas. This means these shares move less than the overall market. An […]
Trump 2.0: A Tale Of 2 Stock Markets?
How are we feeling about the stock market, my fellow contrarian? More importantly, should we have an opinion on the market-at-large at all? I don’t think so. Trump 2.0 will create a “market barbell” of big winners and sad losers. Let’s focus on the dividend payers that will be propelled higher—and step over the laggards. There are some dandy dividends […]
Six Yields Up To 12% That Wall Street Can’t Stand
It’s hard to find a hater right now. Wall Street fanboys analysts have Buy ratings on more than 75% of the S&P 500 at the moment. Give us the Sells. That’s right. We contrarians are not afraid to dumpster dive for dividend value! Today we’ll slam a six-pack of analyst pans yielding between 6.1% and 11.8%. We searched far […]
2 Good Dividend Stocks Up To 11% To Buy Today
Believe it or not, your favorite income strategist once had a multi-year stint as the head of human resources for a US-based software company. It was, coincidentally, my last regular “day job” before I drifted into the world of stocks and startups. When my old boss, our managing director, handed me the task of hiring our […]
3 Investor Sentiment Indicators We Like To Fade
At some point in my investing life, every participant turned into a trend follower. These “investors” like to buy when an established uptrend is already in place, when purchasing is perceived as “safe.” Of course, this is the riskiest time to put new money to work. It is also the opposite of what we contrarian income investors […]
Tiny Stocks, Tremendous Yields: 5 Small Caps Yielding Up To 13.8%
Small-cap stocks are on sale. We can buy select names for just 8.8 times earnings and 83% of book value. Large cap stocks rarely sell this cheap. That is the problem with popularity! Which is why we’re looking small but thinking big, eyeing payouts between 7.3% and 13.8%. (Those dividends are no typos. The beauty of […]
No Rate Cuts In ’24? I’m Not Buying It (Here’s Why And How To Profit)
We’ve got a great shot at locking in big yields—and big dividend growth—on utility stocks. But we need to buy now, before rates start their (inevitable) decline. I’ve got three “growth utilities”—boasting fast-growing businesses and dividends—for us to play this opportunity with below. Best part is, thanks to their healthy balance sheets, these three have a built-in “buffer” if […]
