Author: Michael Foster, Contrarian Outlook

A payout like that gives you the ultimate retirement “safety net” — letting you clock out on dividends alone — without having to touch your principal in retirement.

One in particular should be on your short list now.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) sound boring, but the truth is they’re the hottest investments out there. And today I’m going to give you two great ways to buy in.

They’ve returned 17%+ annualized returns over the last decade and offer monster dividend yields of 6.7% to 10.5%.

In short, management is dialed in to market swings and knows how to protect their investors’ income when things get rough.