Warren Buffett advises investors to buy, hold, and not overreact.

In the wake of the turbulent market fluctuations witnessed in 2016, Warren Buffett offers some valuable guidance to concerned investors. Buffett, the revered Oracle of Omaha, who has amassed a staggering fortune exceeding $64 billion, shares his wisdom on CNBC’s “On The Money.” He advocates a simple yet effective strategy: don’t obsessively monitor the market; instead, embrace the buy-and-hold approach. According to Buffett, the key to successful investing lies in putting your money to work and holding onto sound companies for extended periods. He advises investors to focus on acquiring quality companies gradually over time, emphasizing that their financial well-being will flourish over the long term, spanning decades.

Despite the market’s roller-coaster ride, rattled by factors ranging from China’s economic performance to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies, Buffett cautions individual investors against frequent trading and portfolio adjustments. He contends that those who engage in constant buying and selling, fretting over minor dips and pondering sales during rallies, are unlikely to achieve favorable results. Now in his remarkable 51st year at the helm of the Omaha-based conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett is a perennial fixture among the world’s wealthiest individuals, alongside luminaries like Bill Gates and Carlos Slim Helu. Berkshire Hathaway boasts a diverse portfolio of over 80 businesses, encompassing household names such as Dairy Queen, GEICO, Fruit of the Loom, and Benjamin Moore. The conglomerate also holds substantial stakes in corporate giants like IBM, Coca-Cola, and Kraft Heinz. To illustrate his point, Buffett offers a hometown analogy. He suggests that if you had the opportunity to invest in a reputable local company, managed by capable individuals, and did so at a fair price, you wouldn’t feel the need to check its stock price daily. Instead, you would assess the investment’s quality based on its earnings and dividends over time. According to Buffett, this is precisely how people should approach investing in stocks.

He reminds us that publicly traded shares represent ownership in real businesses, and these businesses, in general, are quite solid. Buffett also weighed in on the contentious 2016 race for the Republican nomination, expressing his astonishment at Donald Trump’s performance. He cited his vice chairman, Charlie Munger, who once said, “Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself,” noting that this phenomenon is observed not only in business but also in politics. Trump’s appeal to a significant segment of Republican primary voters left Buffett utterly surprised. As a first-time event, next month’s Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in Omaha will be broadcast live on Yahoo. Buffett, with his characteristic wit, humorously mentioned that if you have managing partners who are 92 (referring to Charlie Munger) and 85 (referring to himself), it’s a good idea to provide people with a chance to see them in action. The webcast will offer viewers a glimpse of the executive duo without the need to travel to Nebraska. Buffett mentioned, “We’ll be on for six hours. People can decide whether we really should be cutting out paper dolls or running Berkshire.”

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