Buffett Urges Buying Quality Stocks as S&P 500 Climbs 25% and Fear Index Falls to 37
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 23
Buffett Urges Buying Quality Stocks as S&P 500 Climbs 25% and Fear Index Falls to 37
3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jun 23
Summary
The Motley Fool highlighted Warren Buffett’s advice for jittery investors as U.S. indexes keep rising—up 25% for the S&P 500, 36% for the Nasdaq and 22% for the Dow over 12 months.
The caution comes as sentiment has cooled: the Fear and Greed Index slid from 71 in early May to 59 a month ago and 37 now, signaling investors are growing more wary.
Buffett’s message is not to flee the market entirely but to avoid highly leveraged or weak businesses while buying sound companies that can withstand downturns.
Since Buffett’s 2008 New York Times article made that case, the S&P 500 has delivered more than 1,000% in total returns, underscoring the payoff from staying invested long term.