How to succeed and profit by NOT following conventional trends, that is the secret to Contrarian investing: buy assets that are out of favor. Here, Anthony Gallea a Contrarian with impressive credentials and William Patalon a savvy business writer -- explain this strategy for everyone in the market: novices and professionals alike.

Contrarian Investing gives readers the investing tips and techniques used by a portfolio manager overseeing $600 million in assets, with a track record for focusing on increasing returns while attempting to reduce risk. Written in a conversational style with exciting stories about big name but (at one time) out-of-favor stocks like Chrysler, IBM, Citicorp, and Xerox.

Gallea and Patalon show how the Contrarian approach can be systematized. They identify the key indicators backed by solid research that tell an investor when to buy and sell stocks. The authors have created a set of guidelines or trading rules that any investor can learn and put to immediate use.

Readers will understand:

Why Contrarian stock-picking works
How to identify a Contrarian stock
When to buy; when to sell
How to help reduce risk
And the key to Contrarian investing -- the psychology of investors