Brett Owens
Brett Owens is the Chief Investment Strategist at Contrarian Outlook.
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Trump 2.0 Is Bullish For BDCs: 7 Yielding Up To 14%
Trump 2.0 will feature Wall Street-approved suit Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary. Bessent will advocate for financial deregulation and increased lending. Easier and faster money. Which will be a boon for private equity (PE) firms and business development companies (BDCs). Today we’ll discuss seven BDCs yielding between 11.1% and 14.2%. They operate like PE shops—both will benefit […]
4 Stocks Under $20 Yielding Up To 15.1%
Small cap stocks should benefit from the new administration. Today we’ll discuss four under $20 with yields between 7% and 15.1%. The Trump 2.0 Trade is rolling and small caps are soaring because they are expected to benefit from reduced regulations. Since November 6, the small have become mighty, outperforming their larger counterparts: Election Flips the Small-Cap […]
Surprise! These 5 Stocks Are “Hiding” Up To 6.7% In EXTRA Yield!
Today we’ll discuss a 5.4% dividend that actually annualizes to 7%. A 5.7% payer that really dishes 12.4%. And even a headline 15% yield that is understated because the company handed out 16.1% last year. Wait. What? These “typos” fool the mainstream financial websites. We are discussing special dividends today. Payouts that are awarded as a bonus to regular quarterly dividends. Only a […]
Jerome Powell Is Secretly Helping Us Earn Yields Up To 13%
It’s a party on Wall Street! While the suits fawn over the hot “Trump trade” stocks, we dividend investors are going to dumpster dive. Hey, we have no shame. We’re talking about yields from 7.8% to 13.4%, paid monthly! Why the bargains? Bonds have been bloodied since the Federal Reserve cut rates. Wait, what? Let’s remember the […]
Dividend Payers Up To 9% That Don’t Crumble Under Pressure
Election. Recession. No landing. Social unrest. Election contest. Low beta, anyone? Today we’ll talk calm in a sea of manic. A six-pack of tranquil dividend payers yielding up to 8.9%. How do we know they’re tranquil? Beta, baby. A stock with a beta above 1 is considered more volatile than “the market.” A stock with […]
The $6.5-Trillion “Cash Wave” That Could Fund Your Retirement
Right now, there’s $6.5 trillion in cash sitting on the sidelines—and a big slice of it is about to drop straight into a select group of dividend stocks. We’re going to “front run” that cash wave today—and set ourselves up for income (I’m talking 6%+ yields here) and gains as this cash wave starts to build. In […]
My 5 “Secret” Tips For Grabbing 8% Dividends, 79% Returns
Interest rates are (finally!) set to fall. As they do, we’re going to bag bargain-priced 8%+ dividends from a pattern we can set our watches to at times like this. I’m talking about the mainstream crowd’s habit of “reaching for yield” when Powell & Co. drop rates, eroding yields on CDs, Treasuries and the like. As these […]
They’re Small. They’re Cheap. And They Yield Up to 14.7%
The index huggers are, rightfully, fretting about the only position they own, the S&P 500, which is heavy on Nvidia (NVDA). The soon-to-be-fallen angel is the third largest component of the index at 6.3%. “America’s ticker” SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) yields only 1.2% and trades for 22-times earnings. The S&P SmallCap 600, meanwhile, which nobody owns, trades for a more reasonable P/E […]
7% Dividends, Double-Digit Payout Growth For Cheap? Yep. Tickers Below.
If you’ve been watching utility stocks over the last few months, you might think our chance to buy these big dividends is history. It’s not: There are two still sweet utility deals on the board, offering both high dividends (up to 7%) and steadily growing payouts. Why are these bargains still available? We’ll get to that […]
2 Dividend “Gushers” Most Folks Miss (Payouts Growing Up To 289%)
Don’t worry—we haven’t missed out on the bargains from the August 5 “flash crash.” We’ve still got a sweet setup for surging dividends in a sector most people completely misunderstand. Misunderstood, unloved and soaring dividends? We’re interested! I’m talking about refinery stocks. We’re going to zero in on two of my favorites today: Phillips 66 (PSX) and Valero Energy Corp. (VLO). As […]