The market has been climbing a wall of worry this year and the economy is teetering on an ugly recession. The fact that the yield curve is steeply inverted (see chart below) has contributed to recent bank failures (Silicon Valley and First Republic), and more things in the economy are going to break. That said, the stock market tends to recover well before the recession is over. In this report, we share five attractive dividend stocks that are particularly compelling from a contrarian standpoint considering the share prices are down, the dividends remain strong, and we expect both (share prices and dividends) to get even significantly better over time.