Train your brain to be a real contrarian and outsmart the crowd
Beat the Crowd is the real contrarian's guide to investing, with
comprehensive explanations of how a true contrarian investor thinks and
acts - and why it works more often than not. Bestselling author Ken
Fisher breaks down the myths and cuts through the noise to present a
clear, unvarnished view of timeless market realities, and the ways in
which a contrarian approach to investing will outsmart the herd. In true
Ken Fisher style, the book explains why the crowd often goes astray--and
how you can stay on track.
Contrarians understand how headlines really affect the market and which
noise and fads they should tune out. Beat the Crowd is a primer to the
contrarian strategy, teaching readers simple tricks to think differently
and get it right more often than not.
- Discover the limits of forecasting and how far ahead you should look
- Learn why political controversy matter less the louder it gets
- Resurrect long-forgotten, timeless tricks and truths in markets
- Find out how the contrarian approach makes you right more often than
wrong
A successful investment strategy requires information, preparation, a
little bit of brainpower, and a larger bit of luck. Pursuit of the
mythical perfect strategy frequently lands folks in a cacophony of
talking heads and twenty-four hour noise, but Beat the Crowd cuts
through the mental clutter and collects the pristine pieces of actual
value into a tactical approach based on going against the grain.
