Buffett downplays recent market volatility as ‘really nothing,’ saying it’s part of investing

Omaha, Nebraska – Warren Buffett on Saturday recently brushed the volatility of the stock market that has shaken investors in recent weeks.

“What has happened in the last 30, 45 days … is really nothing,” Berkshire Hathaway The CEO said during the Annual Congromarate meeting.

Buffet said that there were three occasions in the last six decades in which Berkshire Hathaway Stock decreased 50%. He pointed out that there was no fundamental problem with the company.

“I’m not afraid of things that other people … They are afraid or financially,” he said. “Let’s say Berkshire fell 50% next week, I would consider that this is a fantastic opportunity, and would not bother me in the least.”

Given that, he said that the recent action of the US stock market. UU. It should not be characterized as a “huge” movement.

“This does not have a dramatic bear market or anything like that,” said Buffett.

These comments from the “Oracle of Omaha”, since investors wonder what follows for the markets after wild trade was in the midst of concerns about the contentious tariff policy of President Donald Trump announced in early April.

He S&P 500 On Friday he achieved his most pulmonary winning streak since 2004 when Wall Street raises the losses seen in the initial sale after the presentation of Trump’s initial policy. It marks an amazing rebound for US actions after the reference index at a point intertwined a bearish market in an intradic basic last month, a term used to describe a fall of more than 20% of its recently high, on the top of the base.

Buffett said other periods have been “dramatically different” than the current investors they face. He reminded investors that the market has raised during the life of the 94 -year -old player, while warning that they need to be ready for problematic action episodes.

Hey, shared that the Dow Jones industrial He sat 240 on his birthday from August 30, 1930 and fell as low as 41. Despite the “Hair Curler” events he has lived, the average blue chip ended Friday above 41,300.

“If you make a difference for you if your actions have dropped 15% or not, you must obtain a somewhat different investment philosophy,” said Buffet. “The world will not adapt to you. You will have to adapt to the world.”

“People have emotions,” he added. “But you have to consult them in the by when he invests.”