The 3 Times When You Should Sell a Stock : Warren Buffett

When should you sell a stock? Should you sell after a big gain? Cut your losses when a stock falls? Or hold through years of sideways performance? | According to Warren Buffett, none of those reasons alone determine whether you should sell. In this video, we break down Warren Buffett's three timeless investing principles for selling stocks, including how to think about opportunity cost, intrinsic value, business fundamentals and portfolio concentration. You'll learn why your purchase price is irrelevant and how successful long-term investors make rational decisions instead of emotional ones. Whether you invest in individual stocks, ETFs, index funds, dividend stocks, or growth stocks, these principles can help you become a better investor and avoid some of the most common investing mistakes. If you're serious about value investing, long-term investing, building wealth, and making smarter stock market decisions, this video is for you. 📚 What You'll Learn: Warren Buffett's 3 rules for selling a stock Why most investors sell for the wrong reasons The concept of Opportunity Cost and how Buffett allocates capital When a business has fundamentally changed Why your purchase price should never influence your decision When portfolio concentration becomes too risky Why "Doing Nothing" is often the best investing strategy The one question Warren Buffett believes every investor should ask before selling 📖 Featured Investing Concepts: Warren Buffett Investing Strategy Value Investing Buy and Hold Investing Opportunity Cost Intrinsic Value Business Fundamentals Capital Allocation Portfolio Diversification Long-Term Investing Stock Market Psychology Intelligent Investing 📚 References & Further Reading: This video is based on publicly available shareholder letters, annual reports, interviews, speeches, historical partnership letters, and published writings by Warren Buffett. Primary Sources • Warren Buffett Partnership Letters (1957–1970) • Berkshire Hathaway Annual