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"A technique that works repeatedly is to wait until the prevailing opinion about a certain industry is that things have gone from bad to worse, and then buy shares in the strongest companies in the group." --Peter Lynch: http://truecontrarian.com/charts/mutualfundcash1956.png
"A technique that works repeatedly is to wait until the prevailing opinion about a certain industry is that things have gone from bad to worse, and then buy shares in the strongest companies in the group." --Peter Lynch

3 FAT YEARS, 3 LEAN YEARS

3 FAT YEARS, 3 LEAN YEARS (December 28, 2025): It is appropriate that the Bible parshah for this week is about Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream

"When the neighbors tell me what to buy and then I wish I had taken their advice, it's a sure sign that the market has reached a top and is due for a tumble." --Peter Lynch: http://truecontrarian.com/charts/1851real1932.jpg
"When the neighbors tell me what to buy and then I wish I had taken their advice, it's a sure sign that the market has reached a top and is due for a tumble." --Peter Lynch

WANTED: LOST PUPPIES

WANTED: LOST PUPPIES (December 7, 2025): Whenever we are in the process of completing a major bubble peak for large-cap U.S. equities, as we had previously

"You will be much more in control, if you realize how much you are not in control." --Benjamin Graham: http://truecontrarian.com/charts/USvaluations1880.png
"You will be much more in control, if you realize how much you are not in control." --Benjamin Graham

TAX-LOSS POUNCING

TAX-LOSS POUNCING (November 23, 2025): I am sure that by this time you have either heard from your accountant or read numerous articles about how you can save

"The stock investor is neither right or wrong because others agreed or disagreed with him; he is right because his facts and analysis are right." --Benjamin Graham: http://truecontrarian.com/charts/geometricvaluations1900.png
"The stock investor is neither right or wrong because others agreed or disagreed with him; he is right because his facts and analysis are right." --Benjamin Graham

VALUE BENJAMIN GRAHAM

VALUE BENJAMIN GRAHAM (November 16, 2025): Value investing has rarely been as unpopular as it is today in an environment characterized by bubbles, momentum

"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect." --Warren Buffett
"The most important quality for an investor is temperament, not intellect." --Warren Buffett

THE GRAND ILLUSION

THE GRAND ILLUSION (September 14, 2025): Once every few decades, far too many investors become convinced that if they throw a ball into the air with enough