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Diverging Views on Contrarian Plays

Stock quotes in this article: TYC , TWX , JSVAX , JICAX , MRK , PFE , BRL , WYE , KG , CI , SAEVX , KO , KFT , VZ , SBC , BLS , GM , YACKX , KO  

Contrary to popular opinion, it's getting harder to find a contrarian opinion on Wall Street.

Not too long ago, the stock market overflowed with companies suffering from the aftereffects of bubbles or self-inflicted scandals. Meltdowns at high-profile outfits such as Time Warner(TWX Quote) and accounting misdeeds at big companies like Tyco (TYC Quote) were delivered on a regular basis to an investing public eager to kick the downtrodden while their stocks went down.

Meanwhile, the fallout from the good folks at Enron leveled the energy and utility sectors, collapsing the once-quiet realm of coupon-clipping widows, orphans and value investors. ...

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