Warren Buffett: Some People Should Not Own Stocks | CNBC

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO, talks about the impact of interest rates on the bond and equity markets.

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Warren Buffett: Some People Should Not Own Stocks | CNBC

[quairan]

His advice made me a ton of money. It's crazy. He gives the most simple advice and people still don't listen. Keep investing people.

[rv]

@2:20 THE REASON YOU CLICKED ON THIS VIDEO.

[livefreeordie]

116 billion cash and it was before new tax law took effect. Can't image how much cash he holds now

[exoxy]

Buffett has changed my life and made me wealthier.

[rymaniquez]

Hes right the longer you own stocks the less risky..and stocks needs time to mature..teach ourselves to hold

[McMarvin]

Is it an issue of certain people or education?

[InfiniteUniverse]

"The longer you hold stocks, the less risky they become." This isn't true for a lot of biotech stocks. No other sector has stocks more frequently delisted. Similarly, look at all the energy and materials stocks that once had high values, and are now penny stocks. Some may rebound, but most never return to their IPO price.

[upvotecomment]

3:04 Not risky parse but a missed opportunity

[sgtsnakeeyes]

does anyone else have the opposite problem? it's just numbers on a screen to me and i care too little...

[ALEXFVHS]

How does the risk decrease the longer you hold a stock?

[quairan]

That's what I don't get. If people are educated enough to know this much information then why do they always sell at the bottom still? I just don't get it

[bondsavvy]

Many long-dated bonds have been great investments over the last several years. For example, an investment in Microsoft 4.000% '55 bonds returned 17.1% in 2017. Not bad for a AAA-rated bond and an 'idiotic' investment.

[minhquando]

Why is it that the longer you hold stocks, the risky it becomes, can someone explain that to me?

[carlosg]

Why would someone buy a 30 year treasure bond with a 3% yield?

[chieftp]

so if stocks go down, you shouldn't sell? not even kmart? toysrus? radio shack? if you lived in Detroit, payed $100K for your house and someone comes along and offers you $50K for it - it might be a good time to sell. because if the neighborhood is going down, it might end up being worth less than $5K.

[hasanaldhwaea]

2.4 2.5 like she knows what she is talking about .

[mtadams]

I needed this today, it's going to be one hall of a ride. Thanks.Mr. Buffett.

[askformoreinfowhichyouwont]

People should listen closely.... he's teaching BUT! ROE is one thing, and P/E is another thing, they may be the same for Bonds, but they are NOT the same for stocks. And that is the problem... The big question with stocks is: "What price do you pay for those Earnings or for that ROE?" The company is making a nice ROE but the price you pay for the earnings at the moment is almost the same as for bond yields. Another thing is, the P/E or earnings yield, again like ROE, only affects the company directly, not the shareholder. What affects the buyer directly is Dividend yield, which most companies do not pay. So for "direct" shareholder impact one has to compare for direct yield - dividend yield vs bond yield.

[jso]

sorry but the interviewer is too attractive for me to concentrate

[mrnippynelson]

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