Beat the Crowd

<p><b>Train your brain to be a real contrarian and outsmart the crowd</b></p> <p><i>Beat the Crowd </i>is the <i>real</i> contrarian’s guide to investing, with comprehensive explanations of how a true contrarian investor thinks and acts – and why it works more often than not. Bestselling author Ken Fisher breaks down the myths and cuts through the noise to present a clear, unvarnished view of timeless market realities, and the ways in which a contrarian approach to investing will outsmart the herd. In true Ken Fisher style, the book explains why the crowd often goes astray—and how you can stay on track.</p> <p>Contrarians understand how headlines really affect the market and which noise and fads they should tune out. <i>Beat the Crowd</i> is a primer to the contrarian strategy, teaching readers simple tricks to think differently and get it right more often than not.</p> <ul> <li>Discover the limits of forecasting and how far ahead you should look</li> <li>Learn why political controversy matter less the louder it gets</li> <li>Resurrect long-forgotten, timeless tricks and truths in markets</li> <li>Find out how the contrarian approach makes you right more often than wrong</li> </ul> <p>A successful investment strategy requires information, preparation, a little bit of brainpower, and a larger bit of luck. Pursuit of the mythical perfect strategy frequently lands folks in a cacophony of talking heads and twenty-four hour noise, but <i>Beat the Crowd</i> cuts through the mental clutter and collects the pristine pieces of actual value into a tactical approach based on going against the grain.</p>