Should You Buy Stocks After the S&P 500's Worst Quarter Since 2022 and as Tariffs Shake Confidence? Warren Buffett Has the Answer.
After two years of soaring returns, the investing tide has turned... at least for the moment. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, after shifting in and out of correction territory, just completed their worst quarter since 2022. And in one trading session this past week, both indexes fell the most since 2020. The reason behind the turmoil? Investors are worried that President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports will damage corporate earnings as the prices of goods rise and consumers' ability to purchase them diminishes. Economists even have suggested that a recession may be next.All of this is enough to shake any investor's confidence. But before you decide to exit the stock market -- or completely stay away -- how about considering some advice from investing giant Warren Buffett? His holding and investment company Berkshire Hathaway has more than $267 billion invested in stocks. And over 59 years -- which have included plenty of tough times from market crashes to recessions -- Buffett has beaten the market.Should you really buy stocks now, with indexes plummeting and the impact of tariffs looming? The Oracle of Omaha has the answer.Continue reading
After two years of soaring returns, the investing tide has turned... at least for the moment. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, after shifting in and out of correction territory, just completed their worst quarter since 2022. And in one trading session this past week, both indexes fell the most since 2020. The reason behind the turmoil? Investors are worried that President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports will damage corporate earnings as the prices of goods rise and consumers' ability to purchase them diminishes. Economists even have suggested that a recession may be next.
All of this is enough to shake any investor's confidence. But before you decide to exit the stock market -- or completely stay away -- how about considering some advice from investing giant Warren Buffett? His holding and investment company Berkshire Hathaway has more than $267 billion invested in stocks. And over 59 years -- which have included plenty of tough times from market crashes to recessions -- Buffett has beaten the market.
Should you really buy stocks now, with indexes plummeting and the impact of tariffs looming? The Oracle of Omaha has the answer.
