Author: Brett Owens, Contrarian Outlook

Add it up, and you get a nice 4-stock portfolio that delivers exposure to real estate (healthcare, utilities and retail) and global and US utilities…

Income investors often ignore the technology sector, and that’s a shame, because tech stocks have been one of the best sources of dividend growth over the past few years. Plus, some familiar names now pay substantial yields.

They’re terrific off-the-radar plays offering bargain valuations, safe payout ratios, rising earnings and sterling dividend-growth histories…