Warren Buffett on the Current Crisis
Oct 5th, 2008 by Martin Lee
Warren Buffett was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose on the current financial crisis. In this interview, Warren Buffett shares his views on:
- The bailout by the US government
- His recent purchases in GE and Goldman Sachs
- The recession that we are currently in and how long it will last
- The innovators, the imitators, and the idiots
- The loss of confidence in the credit market and it’s consequences
You want to be greedy when others are fearful. You want to be fearful when others are greedy.
You can watch the video of the interview below.
The complete text transcript is also available at the CNBC website.