Performance Of The Contrarian Approach Portfolio

Stock 4:

– Company Name: Genesco Inc. (NYSE:GCO)

– Ticker Symbol: GCO

– Shares Purchased: 19

– Buy Price: $50.36

– Buy Date: 9/16/16 (closing price)

– Current Price: $67.35 (intra-day price on 11/25/16)

– Reinvested Dividends: None

– Total Investment: $956.84

– Current Balance: $1,279.65

– Return: 33.74%

Stock 5:

– Company Name: Universal Corp (NYSE:UVV)

– Ticker Symbol: UVV

– Shares Purchased: 17

– Buy Price: $50.36

– Buy Date: 9/16/16 (closing price)

– Current Price: $54.70 (intra-day price on 11/25/16)

– Reinvested Dividends: None

– Total Investment: $956.84

– Current Balance: $929.90

– Return: -1.71%

Portfolio:

– Starting Balance: $10,000.00

– Invested Balance: $5,812.81

– Cash Available to Invest: $5,194.12

– Current Balance: $11,006.93

– Total Return: 10.07%

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Contrarian Approach Description

Contrarian Approach is a simple screen which finds solid companies trading at low price ratios.

The screen is inspired by David Dreman’s contrarian investment philosophy. Dreman believes strongly in market overreactions and the principle of mean reversion.

His research and professional experience shows that a diversified list of financially strong, adequately sized companies, currently out-of-favor with the market, “provide superior returns over time.”

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