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contrarian

Individual who acts in the opposite way to popular opinion. Investors adopting a contrarian approach to stock selection would choose stocks and industry sectors that are performing poorly or are out of favour. Adopting a contrarian approach can be a profitable method of stock selection provided investors do not confuse stocks that are out of favour with those of companies that are badly managed and unlikely to recover.


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Perhaps," the short piece suggests, "these stories should henceforth be viewed as contrarian indicators, at least by people contemplating the purchase of a home.
Independently owned, the firm is a value-oriented contrarian equity manager and places its primary emphasis on common stocks with growing dividends.
While the Southern California housing shortage continues to drive up prices of single-family homes and apartment complexes, one Sherman Oaks investment group has gone contrarian.
 
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