David Rosenberg
David Rosenberg.
  • David Rosenberg is sticking with his recession call, despite many other experts backing down.
  • In a client memo, he shared some of the extreme pushback he's received for his gloomy forecasts.
  • The economist has been mocked and insulted, threatened with firing, and had objects thrown at him.

Whether it's Michael Burry in "The Big Short" or Warren Buffett during the Internet bubble, it takes extraordinary conviction to stick to your guns when virtually everyone says you're wrong, and dismisses your contrarian stance as stubborn foolishness.