Synonyms for contrarian
kənˈtrɛər i əncon·trar·i·an

Princeton's WordNet

1. contrariannoun

   an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors

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1. Robbert Vorhoff:

   If you have a proven model (and it can be on a unit economic basis, it doesn’t have to necessarily be a profitable business), but if the unit economics are proven, and you have a very good team, and it’s a better solution for the market, you really have to push yourself to an uncomfortable place. Because others will see that – it’s not groundbreaking, or contrarian. And those opportunities, particularly in very dynamic and disruptive markets, tend to break out…

2. Elliot Hentov:

   A lot of sovereign wealth funds are now ageing and that matters for how you approach asset allocation as when you're scaling up your fund you're more likely to simply follow an existing template, i.e. mirror your peers, there's also an issue of scale. As funds get larger that can provide a constraint on the markets they want to invest in. You can still make selective contrarian bets but your portfolio is likely to be more fixed.

3. Marc Renaud:

   If you're a value investor like I am, you have the temptation to become contrarian and go into these laggards.

4. Chief Executive Officer Greg Boland:

   You have to find your own way. You have to do something others aren't doing. One of the few ways you can get an edge is to get involved in a contrarian situation, do a lot of work and really understand the outcomes.

5. Scott Wren:

   Some of this may be due to people continuing to jump on the bandwagon even after the shares have sold off, and could be a contrarian signal.