Should You Buy Stocks Now Or Wait? | Warren Buffett’s Advice

Should I buy stocks now or wait? That is the question you have probably been asking yourself a lot over the past couple weeks, so in this video I am going to share what Warren Buffett thinks about buying now or waiting for things to get worse.

Warren Buffett recently sat down for an interview for Yahoo Finance and discussed a variety of topics including the latest market events, interest rates, and how investors should be acting to maximise long-term returns.

He discusses the idea of focusing on what is Important and Knowable, which he calls his circle of competence. And equally important is understanding what is Important but NOT Knowable, which includes things such as the length and severity of a market crash and interest rate changes.

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The information in this video is general information only and should not be taken as constituting professional advice from Hamish Hodder.
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[HamishHodder]

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[rodriguezmontes]

Thanks Hamish! I just filtered the sp 500 and got 175 stocks out of it.
1. Look for businesses that you can understand. Peter Lynch
2. Use Hamish's spreadsheet to see management returns (ROIC). I need to filter 175 stocks and each one takes me 30 minutes. But you learn a lot!

[Nostradamus]

Man, how funny it is looking back at this, and then looking at the stockmarket today.

[cbergner]

The old saying buy when there is blood running in the streets, even if it your blood, still holds true. The idea of buying as near to the bottom as possible and not at a market top is the approach that Warren Buffett has taken. He would dive in when stocks had fallen around 40% and then ride out any remaining part of the bear market, naturally he looked for solid companies with value. So yes, you can't time a market bottom, but you can get as close as possible! When everything seems to be running smoothly at a high and stock valuations are too high, that's when it all suddenly falls apart. Conversely just before it all crumbles away it appears to be the safest time to invest because all around seems to be an atmosphere of prosperity. Why would you want to sit in stocks as they plummet and have to wait 20 or 30 years for a recovery? Not many people would want to waste that amount of time trying to recoup their losses! That's why people use trailing stop losses in order to preserve their overall capital. Better to have gotten out at a higher level and come back in at a lower level even if you aren't exactly right.

[bradleyhope]

Fools try to predict. Businessmen collect. When the opportunity presents itself, grab a big bucket. No speculation, all gains.

[marianadavila]

Yes! So refreshing to have someone rational and logical in their approach. Thanks as always

[mrsharma]

I really liked this video. I have actually just stumbled across it. It is the first time I have heard of Hamish, and I have now clicked the subscribe button. Keep up the good work !

[LevelUpYourLife]

Very helpful advice, you have to keep a long term perspective if you want to invest in the stock market! Make sure that you are buying to hold and profiting from the low knowing that it could go lower but it will eventually go up! Thank you for your advice and also thank you for supporting my channel too Hamish, you are AWESOME! 🙏🙏

[jaydenthomas]

Keep up the great work Hamish, new to investing but I find you advice very informative.
Thank You

[TCBumby]

Hi Hamish. I see recently in your portfolio performance video that you invest globally. I’m just wondering how you get your head around the exchange rates and how much it affect your investment decision? Learning from you, buffet and Phil town, gives me a pretty good understanding of how to find an intrinsic value of a company. However, I am in the dark when it comes to understanding where the exchange rates are going to be in the future (out of my circle of competent). I am a student from a country in ASEAN to that has an ageing population & has reached population peak. Hence why I would love to invest overseas. I have looked into businesses in other countries such as China, vietnam and the US for better growth opportunities but still feel reluctant to pull the trigger. It would be wonderful to hear what your thoughts are on this. Otherwise, keep up your incredible work on YouTube!

[roddiehouston]

Thanks alot sir I really do appreciate your help with this video, I started of in this market not seeing the results I expected and not understanding why but ever since I started investing and trading with Mr Romero pieto I now understand and know the true worth of having an expert by your side .

[tutruong]

Hi Hamish, thanks for great video and tips. I'm just wondering if I decided to purchase stocks should I be looking at dividend yield or PE ratio and at what percentage is safe to invest as I'm only just beginner. Many thanks

[kevinehrlich]

Hi Hamish! I'm looking at the Dow Jones Industrial Average adjusted for inflation. It had a peak in 1929 and 1966. It didn't get back up to its 1929 high for 30 years and it didn't get back up to its 1966 high for 30 years. And the Japanese stock market is still down 50% from its all time high in 1990. So my question is, how do you know that the stock market is going to be higher 10, 20, or 30 years from now?

[wickywick]

@Hamish Hodder how do I get your spread sheet?

[knmfujiwara]

This is the time to buy. All sorts of mispricing are happening today. But at what price and how much and what stock? That's up to you. Happy treasure hunting.

[MRZEROTOINFINITY]

Great info! Big fan of Warren Buffett’s work 👍He sure does have some great tips when it comes to investing! Continue building from $0 to Infinity! 📈🚀

[mrtony]

I want to start investing in stocks like Facebook but with the Aussie dollar being so low atm. Im not sure if i should to wait?

[AussieMoneyMan]

I was sure to watch this interview myself, always good to check in with Buffet to see if it aligns with my other reading.

[tpfrk]

Another thing to consider going forward after the current crisis is over.. Could go on for quite some time.. This is likely going to be astronomically expensive and tons of money will be printed. If inflation finally returns and rates finally start to rise, what will happen to stock prices then?? Could be a very long time before we see $30k on the dow under that scenario.

[pingpong]

Always great and clever contents hamish... keep it up man!