The term ‘buy when there’s blood in the streets’ was coined in the 18th century by Baron Rothchild. The contrarian act, as most investors know, is a preemptive call to load up on shares of downtrodden and badly performing companies that have recently taken a severe beating in the market but present the perfect timing to invest. While some investors automatically avoid underperforming names, the ones willing to take the risk can often receive handsome reward once the company at question executes a turnaround.Wall Street pros know the system well and are often on the lookout for such opportunities. With …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
