Buffett University

Warren Buffett shared an idea on a Fox Business special called "Buffett University" that could inspire young value investors who don't have a lot of money to invest.

When Buffett was starting out he had less than $10,000. A "buy and hold" strategy just wouldn't be very fruitful with that little capital. So here's what he did to grow his wealth: He bought cheap stocks... and then sold them to buy cheaper stocks.

Get the full story right here.

Buffett's not afraid of bear markets

Warren Buffett says he's seen bargain buys in 50 out of 60 years. And today's crummy market is no different. There are several strong, undervalued companies among the market rubble.

As The Motley Fool points out in the article on Buffett and the bear market, don't fret that the S&P 500 is down 40% year-to-date. Look at the long term. Historically stocks outperform almost every other type of investment vehicle over the long haul. So you should only panic if you've got a cash flow problem and you're forced to sell your holdings while they've taken a beating.

On the other hand, now's a perfect time to invest in Buffett-like stocks while share prices are very attractive. If you can afford to go without the cash for 5 or 10 years, you might want to consider buying some Buffett-like stocks.

Surprised that Buffett's announcement didn't help

I've got to admit it... after Warren Buffett's recent "I'm buying American" announcement, I thought for sure the market would soar on investor confidence.

Well, I suppose it did on occasion since then -- yesterday being a prime example.

But it's also had those massive drops too. Weird.

I don't know about you, but I thought Buffett's announcement would have drove investor confidence to a level that would stabilize the markets quite a bit better than what we're seeing.

Nevertheless, here's another article about why Buffett is buying today. And as a bonus, this article reveals the names of 10 healthy, American stocks hand-picked by Zack's Investment Research that may be a bargain for value investors...

Both History and Buffett tell you to buy stocks right now

History class teaches us that history repeats itself.

Warren Buffett teaches us that the time to buy is when everyone else is afraid.

Dr. Steve Sjuggerud from The Daily Wealth put today's economic situation in pretty plain English: "It's time to get rich in stocks."

"Buy American. I Am." Is Warren Buffett a Government Propagandist?

No doubt you read the New York Times op-ed on Buffett last week where he gives his endorsement for buying American stocks.

Well, I just read an interesting take from Karen De Coster that poses the question: Is Warren Buffett a government propagandist? Read her post on Buffett's "Buy American" endorsement here.

What do you think?