Everyone would love to emulate Warren Buffett's investing record. From 1965 through 2022, a share of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, returned nearly 20% every year on average. That outsized growth over decades helped turned a $1,000 investment in 1965 into $37 million at the end of 2022.

The greatest investor of all time didn't earn those phenomenal returns by buying at the top and selling at the bottom. He followed his own advice by being greedy when others were fearful. Here's why three Motley Fool contributors believe now is the right time to buy shares of three Berkshire holdings, RH (NYSE: RH), Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) (NASDAQ: PARA.A), and Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX).

Jennifer Saibil (RH): Sometimes a great value is staring you right in the face, but it can get camouflaged by the noise of near-term pressure and price movements. RH (formerly Restoration Hardware) sells luxury home furnishings, and sales have dipped year over year. That has sent its stock price plunging, and it's now down 31% over the past year, well below the S&P 500's 10% loss over the same period. At this price, shares trade at a price-to-earnings ratio of just 9.7, well below their five-year average of more than 40. Could that be a value trap? I don't think so, and neither does Buffett.

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