He literally says the exact opposite during every crash.
Principle 1: Stay Calm and Avoid Panic Selling
Buffett often emphasizes that “the stock market is designed to transfer money from the
active to the patient.” He cautions against emotional decision-making during market downturns, noting that selling out of fear often leads to significant losses.
That’s not panic selling, that’s transitioning to a cash position because you know a Republican is going to crash the American economy and want to be able to buy everything up cheaply.
one of his mantras is to be greedy when others are scared, be scared when others are greedy.
essentially, buy low, sell high.
him selling before a crash, is him cashing out on a high market to wait and buy during a “predicted” low market. so that in the future, he can sell high. thats how you actively invest. generally speaking.
He literally says the exact opposite during every crash.
https://www.investopedia.com/warren-buffett-on-stock-market-crashes-11693767
Yeah he also spent all of 2024 offloading his shares into cash money so maybe don’t trust that this time.
That was calm selling, not panic selling. The calm selling happens before the market crash, not during.
That’s not panic selling, that’s transitioning to a cash position because you know a Republican is going to crash the American economy and want to be able to buy everything up cheaply.
This is what every investor does before a Republican takes office. That’s not panic selling.
one of his mantras is to be greedy when others are scared, be scared when others are greedy.
essentially, buy low, sell high.
him selling before a crash, is him cashing out on a high market to wait and buy during a “predicted” low market. so that in the future, he can sell high. thats how you actively invest. generally speaking.
source: the universtiy of berkshire and hathaway.
Bro is 94 and one of the richest people ever, he doesn’t need to be heavily in stocks.
You already got some replies, but there’s an indicator buffet uses to identify when to (or no) invest: the ratio total stock market value to GDP.