Legendary billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. CEO Warren Buffett believes that value investing still holds significant opportunities despite the market's changing landscape. During Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders’ meeting, Buffett expressed optimism about the future of value investing, citing the prevalence of "other people doing dumb things" as a key driver of these opportunities.
"What gives you opportunities is other people doing dumb things," Buffett said. "During the 58 years we've been running Berkshire, I would say there's been a great increase in the number of people doing dumb things — and they do big dumb things. And the reason they do it, to some extent, is because they can get money from other people so much easier than when we started."
Despite these trends, Buffett remains confident that value investing isn't going anywhere.
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While acknowledging the impact of disruptive technological innovation on the market, Buffett dismissed the notion that it hampers value investing opportunities. He asserted that new developments do not take away opportunities. Instead, it is the poor decisions of others that create openings for astute investors.
While the avenues for finding undervalued companies may have transformed over time, the fundamental principle remains intact — identifying opportunities where others have faltered.
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Along the same lines, brokers like Robinhood Markets Inc. and Webull have been rolling out investment opportunities in pre-IPO companies. This allows everyday investors to reserve shares in companies immediately prior to an IPO often with share lock-up limitations.
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