2 Warren Buffett Principles to Guide You Through This Bear Market

Warren Buffett is one of the greatest investors of all time. With his value investing style, Buffett has long been a proponent of using techniques like margin of safety to buy stocks for less than they are intrinsically worth.

Even if you don't consider yourself a value investor, Buffett's words of wisdom can help investors of all paths. For example, here's how some of Buffett's techniques might guide investors to purchase a stock like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), even though it's a more growth-oriented business.

One key Buffett idea is to own the business, not the stock. As a shareholder, you are a part-owner of that business. Here's another way to see it: If you are the owner of your business, would you consistently trade in and out of it?

Source Fool.com