Investors Are Doing Something We've Never Seen Before. Here's Warren Buffett's Best Advice for the Situation.

The stock market has been on an incredible run since the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) hit the bottom of the prior bear market in Oct. 2022. Since then, the index has increased about 70% as of this writing. Many stocks have seen even greater returns in that 26-month period.Most people think those returns are just the start of a strong bull market. In fact, 56.4% of consumers expect stock prices to increase over the next year, according to the most recent U.S. Consumer Confidence report from The Conference Board. While that might not sound like an overwhelming share of the population, it's a record high number since the survey started gathering this data 37 years ago.Stock values are influenced by two major factors -- financial results and investor sentiment -- and many companies driving the bull market have produced incredible financial results over the last two years. But smart investors can't ignore that more people are optimistic about the future returns of the stock market than ever, which has driven prices higher.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool