To be contrarian investors, we must learn to ignore these very basic human fears. A good strategy would be to allow yourself a tiny percentage of your wealth with which you will play this game: 5 per cent is a good number, I think. So with this tiny amount of money, you’re welcome to place your contrarian bets. Then you don’t have to worry about staying power because you have your other 95 per cent invested more conservatively (one hopes) in case the market doesn’t run to your clock. You don’t need to worry about social pressure too much either, because it is, after all, ‘a small amount’. The
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