About The Contrarian Investor Times


Martin Yau is a Contrarian Investor who invests in stocks that are fundamentally and financially strong but other investors ignore due to their pessimistic views to gain superior returns compared to the overall market

A gold standard certified contributor on Seeking Alpha and author of Does the Optimal Portfolio deliver the best performance in the Stock Market, he of has been investing in stocks since August 2004 and has very good knowledge of accounting, contrarian strategies, financial markets, fundamental analysis and investor psychology through self study.

His personal portfolio has an average monthly return of 5.58% and outperformed the market (FTSE All-share index) by 5.19% through continuous refinement of his investing skills, following a contrarian strategy and utilising other strategies.

He has achieved capital gains of 31% and 62% through trading Merrill Lynch and Barclays stock respectively during the height of the 2008 financial crisis.

Although spends most of his time working towards his niche in technology mergers and acquisitions, he actively manages his portfolio in his spare time as a hobby.

Many investors have dismal portfolio returns due to taking advice from financial advisors from banks who do not act in their best interests, newspaper tips and others who are not experts in investing.

He will provide detailed but concise opinions on stocks using the contrarian strategy he uses so that investors are more likely to gain superior returns compared to the market in the long term.

He believes this mission will help investors make more informed investment decisions based on their research and seek advice from independent financial advisors who act in their best interests.

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Credit crisis of 2008

Credit crisis of 2008
Depiction of banks receiving bailout from the state.