We’ve got an early start to the year-end tax-loss selling season to thank for this opportunity. Forget Year-End: The Best ...

AI usage is booming. What does AI use? It uses energy. AI is a notable energy hog, so the local utility company was the ...

There are hundreds of closed-end funds (CEFs) out there, and almost all of them have an investor they’re perfect for. I say “almost” because there are a few that are, in my view, not appropriate for ...

The market has served us up a tidy opportunity on a closed-end fund (CEF) yielding an eye-popping 13.1%. What’s more, this fund is oversold, at a 12.1% discount to net asset value (NAV). Before I name ...

We love it when a stock “pays us back” in dividends. The faster, the better! Most people don’t get this luxury. They’re stuck “grinding it out” with the S&P 500’s 1% payers. Not us. We’re hunting for ...

But in March 2025, the Board cut it a whopping 32% from $1.565 to $1.0625 per share quarterly—from a juicy $6.26 to less so $4.25 a year—and, alongside the sale of its fiber business, set a new policy ...

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 ...

I’d like to share my simple “Made for 2025” Dividend Plan with you. It’s a simple, safe strategy that identifies dividend stocks with payouts set to surge higher. As these divvies pop, so do their ...

Let’s capitalize on analyst incompetence—and bank yields up to 18.3%, with upside to boot! A widely cited academic study on analyst target price accuracy found that only about 54% of 12-month price ...

We should avoid REITs right now because the Fed talks tough about raising rates. Or we should buy REITs right now because the Fed’s worries are overblown. Which is true? Well, it depends. Let’s talk ...

It’s September—traditionally the weakest month for stocks—and we contrarians are responding. We’ve got the (ugh!) midterms coming up. Tariff unpredictability has returned. And scorching long-term bond ...

In three charts, we’ll show why monthly dividends are superior to even blue-chip payers. Plus, we’ll discuss five monthlies that yield between 9.7% and 13.5%. First, let’s talk about monthly dividend ...