Brett Owens's Latest Posts
This Gimmicky Dividend Strategy Will Cost You Money (Do This Instead)
These days, everyone is looking for safety—and that’s got some folks pondering some pretty, er, unusual strategies that seem secure but are in fact anything but. One such strategy is known as dividend capture, which sounds like a way to bag a company’s quarterly cash dividend without taking the risk of owning the shares. I don’t like the name because […]
Beat The Bear With 3 Tools: Dividends, Dividends And Dividends
It’s not easy to be upbeat in a bear market. This goes for people—and especially dividend stocks. (And hey, who has time for feelings? We are looking to get paid without losing our entire portfolios. We’ll share emotions when the bear is done.) For contrarians like you and me, it’s a time to be optimistic. We should be thinking […]
Where To Find 10% Yields At 20%-30% Discounts
Get your dip-buying lists ready, because it’s almost time to pounce. Just recently, I explained to investors that, as a contrarian, we only want to fully dive into the market when we have a clear edge—the kind of edge you get when Wall Street has fully capitulated: “We only want to fully invest when the regular investor has […]
Dirt-Cheap Dividends: 5 Payouts Yielding 4%-11%
Thanks to the market’s selloff, we finally have some dividend deals out there. In a moment, I’ll highlight a five-pack of sweet-paying dividend stocks (as in, 4.0% to 11.3% yields) that are cheap cash cows. It’s important that we focus on value, cash flow and yield as we cherry pick the bargain bin. More pain is likely […]
These 7%-12% Dividends Are In The Bargain Bin
Mid-cap dividend stocks are the best bargain on the board right now. I love them because lame income investors don’t consider them. They fixate on: Meanwhile many great under-the-radar mid-cap stocks sit between $2 billion and $10 billion in market capitalization. They sit in a “sweet spot” that accommodates dividend safety and growth. Which is why they […]
These 3 Dividends Defy Xi, Putin And Powell (Payouts Grow 30%+)
Think back just four months: first-level investors were babbling on about “transitory” inflation and clambering for crypto and profitless tech stocks. No more! The world has shifted. Russia’s war on Ukraine—a disaster on a human level first and foremost—has upended, well, everything. Crappy crypto and bankruptcy-bound techs are out—and secure payers that benefit from today’s trends are in. (I’ve […]
Will These 15%-38% Dividend Growers Repeat In 2022?
Here’s the surest, safest way to double our money in any kind of market. This works whether we’re comparing 2019’s roaring bull run or 2022’s blabbering bear: Buy the dividends that are growing the fastest. Over long time periods (months to years), stock prices follow their dividends. For better or for worse! It’s that simple. When a […]
3 Copper Plays For Wall Street’s Unsung Surging Metal
Russia’s reckless (and, sadly, increasingly ruthless) invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight squarely on the commodity markets. Many of them have already taken off to the moon. Crude oil, of course, was the first to hit orbit. But there’s one hard asset that’s still flying under the radar—at least for now. And this commodity just so […]
My Top CEF Investing Strategy Delivers 11% Payouts, 83% Gains
I’m about to reveal my very best strategy for pocketing 20%+ upside (and 7.8%+ dividends) from high-yielding closed-end funds (CEFs). It’s a “rinse and repeat” move that can help you grab the biggest gains from these potent income investments, lock in those wins, then sidestep the pullbacks. (I’ll also show you two ridiculously cheap CEFs throwing […]
3 REITs With A Hidden “Double Shot” Of Upside (With 62%+ Dividend Growth)
There’s a “double shot” of upside waiting for us in real estate investment trusts (REITs) right now, and some of these companies—like the 3 we’ll discuss below—are so stuffed with cash they can’t hike payouts fast enough! REITs are among our favorite dividend plays because: REITs Set to Roll as Fundamentals Take Center Stage We’re […]
