Snappy bowtie. Check. Pink newspaper tucked under arm. Check. Fencing, love of arias and cooking. All of the above. Paul Harris is not your average dude.

So it makes sense that he takes a meticulous and particular approach to investing.

This Partner & Portfolio Manager at Harris Douglas Asset Management has a strict criteria when it comes to the types of stocks he’ll buy, and the types he’ll avoid.

In this conversation, Harris dives into his process, explains how he tunes out the noise of the market, and details a contrarian view on the role of bonds in every portfolio.

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