Brett Owens's Latest Posts
These 3%-5% Bank Yields Are A Steal
Is it time for us contrarians to “buy the dip” in bank stocks? We’re drowning in big bank-scare headlines. Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) knuckled under in days, Signature Bank (SBNY) wasn’t too far behind, and across the pond, Credit Suisse (CS) needed a buyout bailout from rival UBS (UBS). The next bank run, however, won’t be with the big boys. Too big […]
This “Hack” Lets Us Tap ChatGPT For 6% Dividends
Let’s go ahead and grab a slice of AI’s furious growth and get ourselves a nice 6% dividend (paid monthly), too. Better still, we’re going to get in at an unheard-of 13% discount! Plus we’re going to do it safely—not tying up our cash in profitless tech or miserly blue chips dribbling out paltry 1% to 3% dividends. Like […]
43 Upcoming Dividend Increases For 2023
Shall we turn 2023 into a bounce back year for our retirement portfolios? How about we shoot for, say, 23% total returns? The surest way to do it is by employing a technique I call the dividend magnet. It’s safe. Reliable. And works beautifully on the back side of a bear market. I recently gave a guest lecture for […]
A Downturn In 2023? Maybe Not For These Low-Vol Plays
We are heading into the most telegraphed recession in American history. Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said it himself last month: “As rates go higher, it’s hard to see a soft landing.” Gee Jay, no kidding. Your Fed is squeezing us directly into a slowdown with these short-term rate hikes and balance sheet drawdowns. Now […]
The Best Bonds To Buy In A Recession
Generally, recessions are bullish for bonds. Which makes this 3.8% bond yield a “best recession bet.” Why are we talking bonds in a year where they have all been crushed? Well, that’s the reason. The cure for poor bond performance is the high yields that are now staring us in the face. We look forward, not backward. […]
5 Monthly Dividends Yielding 7.9% To 18.3%
To paraphrase the great Jerry Maguire: Show me the money. Monthly! I don’t know about you, but my bills come every 30 days. So, I demand the same from my dividends. Monthly dividend payers are a “must have” in retirement. After all, who has the time to track down a quarterly payment? Afternoons are for […]
This “Dividend Trade Of The Decade” Crushes Stocks, Drops 28%+ Payout Hikes
We aren’t falling for this “head fake” oil plunge. Instead we’re buying what I like to call the “Biden barrel discount”— grabbing beaten-down oil stocks with surging dividends! I’ll drop two tickers primed to ride oil’s next bounce higher in a second. First, though, here’s what I mean by the “Biden barrel discount”: Sure, oil has pulled […]
4 Great REITs For The Rest Of 2022 And Beyond
REITs (real estate investment trusts) are still delivering roughly twice the income of the broader market. And that’s just the sector average. Four highly profitable REITs in particular are yielding 4% and up today. We’ll discuss them in a moment. Interest rates are rising, and “common wisdom” says it’s a bad time to buy REITs because they behave […]
5 Discounted Monthly Dividends Paying Up To 11.4%
Every legendary investor worth their salt has some sort of phrase to describe what investors should be doing right this very minute. “Be fearful when others are greedy, be greedy when others are fearful.” “Buy when there’s blood in the streets.” Largely speaking, most stocks on the market are on sale to some extent. And […]
25 Dividend Stocks That Have Broken Out To 52-Week Highs
We contrarians don’t normally buy dividend stocks high. But when we do, we sell them higher. These 25 dividend stocks we’re about to discuss are hitting new 52-week highs. This is notable because the market-at-large is falling apart. Which means they are on the “right side” of one or more current trends. Considering the world […]
