Richard Band

Richard Band

Richard Band is the author of Contrary Investing, in addition to numerous investment monographs. He has appeared on financial radio and TV and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes and other leading publications. Richard graduated from Yale University, magna cum laude, and has been a respected investment commentator since 1982.

Recent Articles

JNJ May Provide Some Relief in a Correction

By Richard Band

Health care stock Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is one of the few bargains dividend stock worth buying now.

AT&T Pullback Presents Buying Opportunity

By Richard Band

Investors should choose AT&T (NYSE: T) over Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), because the telecom stock's earnings are growing faster and the yield is higher.

2 Primo Dividend Stocks to Buy

By Richard Band

Fast-food king McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and real estate trust Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE: IVR) are paying generous dividends.

5 Dividend Stocks That Could Trump the Dow

By Richard Band

In addition to providing a steady stream of income, these dividend stocks should easily outpace the Dow in the new year.

Time to Buy Banks and Financial Stocks

By Richard Band

Financial stocks and bank investments have had a bad run recently, but First Niagara FNFG is a hot stock to buy.

Despite Market’s Rally, Hold Off on GM

By Richard Band

I'm still concerned about the company's pension liabilities, which could put a drag on GM's profit recovery over the next three to five years.

Fed’s Move Backfires as T-Notes Plunge

By Richard Band

Hardly had the Federal Reserve chief announced his newest "quantitative easing" program earlier this month when bond prices began to fall.

Why are Investors Fleeing Mutual Funds?

By Richard Band

The ETF phenomenon doesn't fully explain the dollar drain out of traditional mutual funds. For the rest of the story, we have to go back to the 1970s -- the last lengthy period when U.S. stocks fluctuated widely without making any net progress.

Fooling the Majority

By Richard Band

Bernanke's $600 billion QE2 program clearly smacks of a desperation tactic, ill grounded in economic theory or historical experience. Over the past 10 years, Japan has repeatedly failed to spark its moribund economy by monetizing government debt. Why should the same gimmick work here?

Two Stocks That Pay You Up Front

By Richard Band

If you're looking to make money now, here are two stock picks that will pay you a good dividend up front.

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