Michael Foster

Michael Foster is the Senior Analyst at Contrarian Outlook.

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These 7.3% Dividends Are Safe (If You Follow These 3 Steps)

These 7.3% Dividends Are Safe (If You Follow These 3 Steps)

| April 12, 2021

If you’re on the hunt for big dividends (and who isn’t these days?), closed-end funds (CEFs) must be on your shopping list. As I write this, there are more than 500 CEFs in existence, yielding an outsized 7.3%, on average. Compare that to the yield on the typical S&P 500 stock: a measly 1.4%! Ten-Year Treasuries? A […]

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The Best, And Worst, Dividend Funds Out There (No. 3 Pays A 7% Dividend)

The Best, And Worst, Dividend Funds Out There (No. 3 Pays A 7% Dividend)

| March 22, 2021

If you’re not one to invest through individual stocks, a fund is the way to go. And if you invest in one totally overlooked type of fund, you can get the best of all worlds: diversification, the profit-making power only the stock market can provide—and a 7% dividend, too! 1-Click Diversification With a fund, you […]

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These Stimulus-Powered Investments Could Soar 53%+

These Stimulus-Powered Investments Could Soar 53%+

| March 5, 2021

There’s $2 trillion in cash headed straight into the US economy, and today we’re going to grab a share, both in the form of price gains and dividends. I’m talking about the latest stimulus plan that’s made its way through the House of Representatives. While plenty of folks fret over the rise in public debt this $1.9-trillion […]

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