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What is Contrarian Investing?

Buying what everyone else is selling, and selling what everyone is buying

Full Explanation

Contrarians believe the crowd is usually wrong at extremes. When everyone is panicking and selling, a contrarian buys. When everyone is euphoric and buying, a contrarian gets cautious.

Pro Tip

"Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful." — Warren Buffett

Related Strategies Terms

Buy and Hold

Buy stocks and keep them for years

Index Investing

Buying funds that track the whole market instead of picking stocks

Momentum Investing

Buying stocks that are already going up

Tax-Loss Harvesting

Selling losing investments to reduce your tax bill

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