“This matter of training oneself not to go with the crowd but to be able to zig when the crowd zags, in my opin…”

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This matter of training oneself not to go with the crowd but to be able to zig when the crowd zags, in my opinion, is one of the most important fundamentals of investment success.

— Philip Fisher

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