What Is Contrarian Investing? – Forbes Advisor
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Contrarians go against the grain: If you say up, they say down. Contrarian investing is choosing to put your money into assets that go against the grain of market sentiment. When the stock market is selling off, contrarian investors jump in and buy—or they sell when there’s a flurry of buying.
What Is Contrarian Investing?
The herd mentality nearly always prevails in financial markets. Most market participants share in the general consensus that the stock market is doing well and should keep racking up gains, or that the market is in trouble and will be lower…
