The art of contrarian investing (Amended)

Singapore

RETIRING at age 28 may be an inconceivable notion to many, but to 35-year-old Edward Lee it was a way of life. He has quite a story to share.

Mr Lee graduated in accounting and finance from the University of Melbourne at age 18 and became a millionaire by age 22, after starting with an initial capital of only S$2,000. By age 28, he was out of the workforce, having largely made his money through astute investments, much of them in property.

The experience he chalked up at First World Capital, Cambridge Associates as well as Lehman Brothers certainly helped hone his business acumen. Today, Mr Lee's greatest luxury is waking up without an alarm clock. But he says retirement is no…