Ten Top Contrarian Investors In Wall Street History

A contrarian investor is one who believes in profits over popular opinion. Contrarians think that this is a good time to buy, because, a stock falling in price becomes more attractive. By purchasing the stock of companies that are out of favor, the contrarian has an opportunity to realize profit when these companies regain popularity.

Typically, this process involves less initial risk, since purchase prices usually are ...

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Marc Faber: Another Investor Who Will Not “Like” Facebook

Marc Faber, whose famous motto is “Follow the course opposite to custom and you will almost always be right,” told Bloomberg today that he would not be a buyer of the Facebook IPO simply because it is over valued for his liking.

In an interview he mentioned that although he does have a Facebook account, he has someone else who manages it for him ...

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Stocks of Note: Upgrades, Downgrades & New Coverages

 

Analyst Ratings changes in the stock market today:

Upgrades

  • Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) was upgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer from a “perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. The analysts now have a $36.00 price target on the stock. ARBA closed at $29.06 today, up 1.32% .
  • Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBC) was upgraded by analysts at Boenning & Scattergood from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and also by analysts at Citigroup to an “outperform” rating. Both analysts ...
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