Whatever our form of ownership(擁有權的形式), our goal is to have meaningful investments in businesses with both durable economic advantages and a first-class CEO.
Please note particularly that we own stocks based upon our expectations about their long-term business performance and not because we view them as vehicles for timely market moves. That point is crucial: Charlie and I are not stock-pickers; we are business-pickers.
Said another way, the long-term prospects of a business don’t change nearly as much as its stock price. That’s because investors over and under-react to the news which causes stock prices to swing above and below what the business is often worth.
This is true whether you own individual stocks or index funds. The only difference between the two is the number of businesses you own. So keep that in mind whenever the market gets wild or makes you feel uneasy.