Buffett Repeats 50-Year Buy-the-Dip Advice as Some AI Stocks Trade Above 100 Times Earnings
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 14
Buffett Repeats 50-Year Buy-the-Dip Advice as Some AI Stocks Trade Above 100 Times Earnings
3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 14
Summary
Warren Buffett again urged investors to buy during major market pullbacks, saying the best time to buy is when "nobody else will answer their phones."
His stance matches calls he made in 1974 and 2008, when he told investors to start buying and then backed that view with Berkshire Hathaway deals including a $5 billion Goldman Sachs investment.
The report argues long-term retail investors are better positioned than many institutions to follow that playbook because they can hold stocks for 10, 20 or 30 years instead of chasing 12- to 18-month results.
It also warns investors to prepare before any correction: the S&P 500 is more concentrated, and some AI-linked stocks trade at 70, 80 or more than 100 times forward earnings.
For investors with less than a five-year horizon, that setup may argue for more diversification rather than relying heavily on richly valued index leaders.