Belgium/EN Contact My account online 19-08-2021 - INVESTMENTS Contrarian investing – a good plan? SEE ALL NEWS Following the trend and investing in top-performing stocks is a sure route to exposing yourself to the risk of permanent capital loss. With a contrarian approach, on the other hand, you can reap the rewards of successful long-term management of your wealth. What does ‘contrarian investing’ mean? Contrarian investing means not slavishly following the consensus, passing trends or the indices. It means sometimes acting differently from the rest of the market. It's an approach that starts from the basic principle that equities become more attractive as markets fall and vice versa. This is why we tend to buy shares during market corrections and sell when the markets rise sharply. We are not seeking performance at any price. So sometimes we may do less well than the indices during certain phases, but over the long term, our returns are generally higher. Why adopt a long-term approach? We consider that buying a share is comparable to investing in a business. And when entrepreneurs invest in a business, they would never think of selling their stake six months later. Do you get good results? We started developing this methodology 25 years ago. Over the years, it has been honed to its present form. We apply it rigorously and it has a track record of delivering positive results. However, the performance of our funds may deviate significantly from that of the indices. Investors need to understand that our analysts and fund managers are positioned over the whole of an investment cycle and that our approach may not suit all investors. In strong market rallies, our funds capture a large part of the upside, but not necessarily all of it. On the other hand, our losses are generally considerably less severe when the markets slip. This allows us to outperform over a full cycle. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR INVESTMENT APPROACH Issuu cannot be displayed. The cookie is disactivated. ALLOW For more information, please contact in FRÉDÉRICK HUBERT Senior Private Banker +32 (0) 2 663 45 64 CONTACT ME 13/09/2021 What are the alternatives to low interest rates? 12/07/2021 Private Equity: awaiting development and steps towards democratisation 11/08/2021 Wealth and risk management Subscribe to the monthly newsletter Receive monthly analyses of the financial markets and news from the Bank. Check out our latest newsletter SIGN UP BUSINESS CSR FINANCIAL MARKETS INVESTMENTS ONLINE BANKING THE BANK WEALTH PLANNING CONTACT Brussels Chaussée de La Hulpe, 120 1000 Brussels +32 (0) 2 663 45 40 MAP Flanders Kortrijksesteenweg 218 9830 Sint-Martens-Latem +32 (0) 9 244 00 40 MAP OUR OTHER WEBSITES Professional Banking Services BLI - Banque de Luxembourg Investments Conventum TPS FOLLOW US FACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAM LINKEDIN YOUTUBE LEGAL INFORMATIONPERSONAL DATA PROTECTIONCOOKIES POLICY© 2021 BANQUE DE LUXEMBOURG, SUCCURSALE DE BELGIQUE By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies which help to improve your browsing experience and allow us to ensure that the information we share with you is always relevant to your needs. For more information on cookies, see our cookie policy. ACCEPT AND CONTINUE MANAGE MY PERSONAL SETTINGS COOKIE POLICY