Our Philosophy: The Soul of Contrarian Investing


Copyright © 2010 Gal^Stad Investments Inc.	Our Philosophy concentrate on turnaround situations and stocks which are currently unpopular but are likely to regain their lustre focus on stocks that have the ability to increase in value by a minimum of 50 percent carefully analyze corporations' financial statements, concentrating on debt ratios and book values analyze management's ability to achieve stated goals invest only in organizations that have existed for at least ten years often pick takeover candidates well before takeovers occur, for near-optimal returns normally sell a minimum of 50 percent of a stock upon achievement of our target, while "market timing" the remainder practise patient investing while ignoring the daily pulse of the market advocate diversification remain independent of any broker, corporation or financial institution put our money where our mouth is by notifying readers of the Contra the Heard investment letter only of stocks that we actually buy strictly limit our readership to 1,000 subscribers appreciate stocks that pay regular dividends acknowledge a responsibility to help those that are less fortunate	$Archives \& Investment Info$ Bi-weekly Column The Contra Guys Contra Books Buys & Sells Past Commentaries October 2009 July 2009 April 2009 October 2008 July 2008 April 2008 January 2008 October 2007 July 2007 April 2007 January 2007 October 2006 July 2006 April 2006 January 2006 October 2005 July 2005 April 2005 January 2005 October 2004 July 2004 April 2004 January 2004 October 2003 July 2003 April 2003 January 2003 October 2002 July 2002 April 2002 January 2002 October 2001 July 2001 April 2001 January 2001 October 2000 July 2000 April 2000 January 2000 Years in Review Takeovers 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Investing Glossary Investing Rules Links