Legendary investor Ron Baron shares the early contrarian lesson that's helped him return 1,843% over 22 years

Like all of us, billionaire investor Ron Baron was once a beginner, too.

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• Ron Baron, founder of Baron Capital, has amassed over $41 billion in assets since 1982.
• But Baron was once a novice in the financial industry.
• Taking a contrarian view to market consensus was one of the first investing lessons he learned.

It's hard to imagine Ron Baron, the billionaire founder of Baron Capital, knowing little about investing.

Baron is one of the most successful investors of his time...