Is this the right time to invest in stocks? Well, it depends on who you listen to and what the psychologic make-up of the investor in you is.

Contrarian investors believe in buying low—if that’s your make-up, then you’ll be all over the stock market right now. However, in doing so, you are betting on the economy following a cyclical pattern. I’m one such investor. There are always rules that govern the dynamics of society; even chaos has order. If that’s the case. then shouldn’t all stocks go down or grow conservatively when the market’s down? Shouldn’t events that create pandemonium and panic such as the current energy crisis and politics govern all sectors of stock markets as well? Shouldn’t small caps be down when investors are shying away from well-established and proven blue-chips with guaranteed revenue streams?

There are always rules and then are some exceptions. Here’s my list of exceptional stocks that defy the rules and are beating the downturn in Wall Street