Brett Owens

Brett Owens is the Chief Investment Strategist at Contrarian Outlook.

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3 Dividends (Up To 14.6%) Paid Out Each And Every Month

3 Dividends (Up To 14.6%) Paid Out Each And Every Month

| April 3, 2023

It doesn’t get any better than monthly dividends. Getting paid every 30 days aligns nicely with our monthly bill schedule. Today we’ll discuss three monthly dividend stocks yielding 5.4% to 14.6% per year. Yes, that’s right, 14.6% per year! Worth it? We’ll discuss that shortly. First, an ode to the monthly payment. Below I’d like […]

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Our Second Chance To Buy The “Bond Bounce” (For 10% Dividends) Is Here

Our Second Chance To Buy The “Bond Bounce” (For 10% Dividends) Is Here

| March 15, 2023

Right now we’ve got a terrific setup happening in Treasuries—and we’re going to use it to “flip” the near-4% yield the 10-year pays into a gaudy 7.9%+, paid monthly, to boot. And there’s more: we’re going to give ourselves a rare “double discount” on our bond buys. We’ll do it by taking already-discounted bonds (thanks to Jay […]

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3 “Essential” Stocks With Dividends Growing Up To 400%

3 “Essential” Stocks With Dividends Growing Up To 400%

| March 1, 2023

Food stocks have been hit hard this year—and we contrarian dividend shoppers can no longer ignore the bargains on offer! Investors’ overly negative take on these “essential” dividend plays makes zero sense because: The result? Grocery bills that drain our wallets faster than we can fill our carts! These conditions are worrying, to be sure. But they […]

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Swimming Upstream: 5 Stout Dividends Yielding Up To 25%

Swimming Upstream: 5 Stout Dividends Yielding Up To 25%

| February 15, 2023

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 principal is the cardinal sin. We want our dividends. And we want our prices intact, or better. (If they grind higher, we don’t argue!) Stocks that […]

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Our 3-Part Strategy For 20%+ Dividend Growth In 2023

Our 3-Part Strategy For 20%+ Dividend Growth In 2023

| February 1, 2023

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 “America’s ticker”—the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)—last year. I call SPY “America’s ticker” because it’s by far the most popular way to track the S&P 500. But its popularity […]

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The Dow’s Biggest Dividends: Here Are 2023’s Dogs

The Dow’s Biggest Dividends: Here Are 2023’s Dogs

| January 11, 2023

Looking for the Dogs of the Dow, 2023 edition? You came to the right place. We’ll explore these 10 blue-chip dividend bargains in a moment. Collectively, they are yielding 4.5%! But first, a quick recap of the strategy and homage to its 2022 “mini miracle.” Last year was a dumpster fire for most mainstream investors. […]

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How We’ll Build An Automatic “Dividend-Momentum Machine” In 2023

How We’ll Build An Automatic “Dividend-Momentum Machine” In 2023

| December 21, 2022

We dividend investors know that 2023’s going to throw us some curveballs. So let’s talk about a simple strategy that helps us buy more shares of our favorite stocks during pullbacks. Because the truth is, the Fed is still hiking, inflation is well north of 2% and the economy is humming along. That last point is a headache for […]

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5 Ways To Find The Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks

5 Ways To Find The Best Long-Term Dividend Stocks

| November 30, 2022

We love dividend stocks because they pay us now. But hey, I’m greedy. And when I research income plays, I want more than just those payouts. I’m looking for price gains, too. Give me a dividend with a stock that could potentially double, and we’re talking. These types of stocks are rare, but they’re not impossible […]

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2 Cheap Dividends (Growing 275%) Insiders Are Buying Hand Over Fist

2 Cheap Dividends (Growing 275%) Insiders Are Buying Hand Over Fist

| October 19, 2022

We have plenty of cheap dividend stocks to buy today. But which ones are really bargains—and which are cheap for a reason? The P/E ratio won’t tip us off. We’re heading into a recession. That “E” stands for earnings. Profits can disappear quickly if we’re not careful. Let’s look past the vanilla headline metrics and instead search where almost […]

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How To Grow Your Income By 10%-50% Every Year

How To Grow Your Income By 10%-50% Every Year

| October 5, 2022

Bear markets are great for calculated contrarian investors like us. We have many dividend growers in the bargain bin. I mean, it’s rarely this stuffed. We have lots to sort through today. Specifically we’ll talk about 43 dividend payers that are about to announce their next payout hikes. Most of these stocks are cheaper than they were at the start of the year. […]

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