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. Lin Sternlicht:

   Usually when a partner wants to improve their relationship with their significant other, they think they may need to spend more time together, but some couples may benefit from contrarian thinking.

2. Elliot Hentov:

   During crisis moments some might again step in when valuations are low, but they'll be less contrarian, they'll generally be more cautious of placing additional funds into the private markets as it would require a significant relaxation of risk tolerance, particularly where faced with extended holding periods of their existing commitments.

3. 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.

4. Vince Gilligan:

   We're somewhat contrarian and we like showing people stuff that they haven't seen before.

5. 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.