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Contrarian investors a bit better off in 2013

But jumping on the bandwagon didn't hurt investors either

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Published Tue, Dec 31, 2013 · 10:00 PM

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EVIDENCE suggests that a contrarian investor tends to outperform a follower of consensus over time, but contrarian investing is often easier in theory than in practice.

Current numbers suggest that by at least one measure, contrarians may have come out better in 2013 than consensus followers.

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