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Seven Months of Contrary Opinions

January 20, 2012
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For seven months now, we’ve featured a Contrary Opinion button in your weekend edition of Cabot Wealth Advisory. So I thought it’d be time to remind you why we have these buttons appearing each week. Here’s Cabot Publisher Tim Lutts to describe the buttons: “The intention of my buttons is to make you think … particularly about the role of the average investor in the stock market. Ideally, increased understanding of the thoughts expressed on these buttons–particularly the wisdom that comes from thinking differently–will help you become a better investor … though it will take time. “Where did the buttons...

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He Was a Bold Man Who First Ate an Oyster

December 30, 2011
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He Was a Bold Man Who First Ate an Oyster

Here’s this week’s Contrary Opinion Button. Remember, you can always view all of the buttons by clicking here. He Was a Bold Man Who First Ate an Oyster The words are from Jonathan Swift, who actually wrote, “He was a bold man that first eat an oyster,” and declined to explain further, no doubt thinking it unnecessary for the simple sentiment. Oysters are a marvelous delicacy, yet visually off-putting; thus the idea is that courage was required to discover the treasure. (Try as I might, I can’t ignore the fact that oysters were doubtless enjoyed by primates long before...

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Rigidly Defined Areas Of Uncertainty And Doubt

December 24, 2011
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Rigidly Defined Areas Of Uncertainty And Doubt

Here’s this week’s Contrary Opinion Button. Remember, you can always view all of the buttons by clicking here. Rigidly Defined Areas Of Uncertainty And Doubt The original phrase, by Douglas Adams in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, was “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty.” It’s uttered by a philosopher who argues that the Quest for Ultimate Truth is the inalienable prerogative of working human thinkers, and not suitable for computers. In investing, there are facts, which relate to the past, and there’s doubt and uncertainty, which characterize the future … and which you can only...

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When the Chips Are Down the Herd Moves On

December 17, 2011
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When the Chips Are Down the Herd Moves On

Here’s this week’s Contrary Opinion Button. Remember, you can always view all of the buttons by clicking here. When the Chips Are Down the Herd Moves On Nice illustration. But what does it mean? Recognizing that the phrase “when the chips are down” is from poker, and that it refers not to the time when the bets have been placed but to the time when your stack of chips has dwindled–when losses have been more prevalent than wins-it means that prolonged losses will cause the mass of common investors to abandon stocks. And that’s what creates bargains for patient...

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We Are All In This Alone

December 3, 2011
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We Are All In This Alone

Here’s this week’s Contrary Opinion Button. Remember, you can always view all of the buttons by clicking here. We Are All In This Alone Assuming that “this” means investing, the saying means simply that you’re on your own. Yes, you can take advice, from Cabot and others, but in the end, the decisions are yours alone. And that is true for all of us.

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