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Tables of Contents for Contrarian Investing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
6
Acknowledgments
xv
 
INTRODUCTION
1
8
PART I CONTRARIAN OVERVIEW
9
72
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS A CONTRARIAN?
9
14
The Contrarian Philosophy
10
6
Contrarian Indicators
16
4
The Difficulties of Contrarian Thinking
20
3
CHAPTER 2 THE CONTRARIAN ADVANTAGE
23
16
Investing Against the Crowd
24
6
The Dividend and Earnings Problem
30
3
The Impact of the News on Contrarian Strategy
33
6
CHAPTER 3 INVESTING AGAINST THE GRAIN: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CONTRARIAN STRATEGY
39
16
Going Along to Get Along
39
4
The Creative Contrarian
43
1
How an Attitude is Formed
44
9
Bucking the Trend
53
2
CHAPTER 4 MARKET MANIA: CONTRARIAN LESSONS
55
26
Understanding Manias: A Contrarian Perspective
55
2
Tulip Madness: The Flowering Inferno
57
6
The Crash of 1929
63
9
Avoiding Mania Misery
72
9
PART II CONTRARIAN BUY SIGNALS
81
114
CHAPTER 5 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: A KEY CONTRARIAN STRATEGY
81
12
Technical Analysis: The Contrarian Overview
82
1
Primary Buy Signal: Price Down 50 Percent
83
6
Contrarian Case Management Turmoil: Technically Attractive
89
4
CHAPTER 6 RIDING THE PRICE TREND: LOOKING FOR VALUE
93
20
Attend to Trends
94
3
Price Trends and Market Sentiment
97
16
CHAPTER 7 INSIGHTS ON INSIDERS: BUYING WITH THE SMART MONEY
113
26
Insider Purchasing: A Call to Buy
114
6
Insider Selling: A Sell Signal?
120
1
Putting Insiders to Work
121
4
Contrarian Case Too Big to Fail? The View from Outside
125
6
Contrarian Case A Giant Stumbles: The View from Outside
131
8
CHAPTER 8 FUNDAMENTAL STOCK ANALYSIS
139
8
The Fundamental Basics
140
2
Those Inefficient Efficient Markets
142
5
CHAPTER 9 THE POWER OF LOW P/E RATIOS
147
16
Calculating P/Es
148
4
P/E Ratios: Growth vs. Value
152
2
Low P/E Stocks: Putting Punch in a Portfolio
154
9
CHAPTER 10 BOOKING ON LOW PRICE/BOOK
163
14
The Book on Book Value
163
4
Making It Pay
167
10
CHAPTER 11 PANNING FOR VALUE: CASH FLOW AND PRICE/SALES
177
18
Buying Cash Flow on the Cheap
177
6
Pocketing Profits on Low Price/Sales Stocks
183
7
Contrarian Case Restructuring Plays: Fundamentally Attractive
190
5
PART III CONTRARIAN SELL SIGNALS
195
66
CHAPTER 12 MINIMIZING RISK: CONTRARIAN STRATEGIES
195
26
The Trader's View
196
1
The Essence of Risk
197
6
Risk Management Rules
203
7
Maximizing Returns
210
11
CHAPTER 13 CONTRARIAN SELLING: FOLLOW THE RULES
221
14
Hard Sell
221
1
Selling: Rules of the Road
222
6
When to Hold 'Em, When to Fold 'Em
228
7
CHAPTER 14 PLANNING TO WIN: CREATING YOUR CONTRARIAN STRATEGY
235
16
Understand Yourself: Are You a Contrarian?
237
2
Consider Time: Do You Have the Discipline?
239
1
Research Resources: Are You Willing to Do Your Homework?
240
4
Count Your Money: How Much Can You Invest?
244
2
Work Your Plan: Can You Stick with the Program?
246
5
CHAPTER 15 SUMMARY: THE RULES OF THE CONTRARIAN SYSTEM
251
10
The Buy Rules
252
5
The Selling Rules
257
2
The Risk Diversification Rules
259
1
The Common Sense Rule
260
1
APPENDIX A: CONTRARIAN MATH
261
2
APPENDIX B: THE CONTRARIAN'S LIBRARY
263
2
Index
265