Author: Brett Owens, Contrarian Outlook

The recent AI panic has opened up a rare bargain window in big tech names that were disposed of with the DeepSeek bathwater.

What’s better than monthly dividends that add up to 7.2% to 15.4% yearly yields? CHEAP monthlies, thanks to a higher level of fear amongst vanilla investors.

Today we’ll run through a few tickers worth pruning from your portfolio now that Trump has taken the oath of office.

Trump 2.0 will create a “market barbell” of big winners and sad losers. Let’s focus on the dividend payers that will be propelled higher— and step over the laggards.

Last time we booked a quick 11.1% return in a little over seven weeks (74% annualized).