Yes, Now Is a Good Time to Buy Stocks: 3 You Can Start With

By Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro – Nov 6, 2022 at 5:15AM

NASDAQ: SBUX

Starbucks

Market Cap

$99B

Today's Change

(1.09%) $0.94

Current Price

$87.15

Price as of April 18, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

The stock market could stay down for some time to come or fall even more. But that doesn't mean now isn't a great time to buy stocks.

We don't know what stocks will do in the months ahead. The reality is the short-term is almost impossible to predict. But what we do know is that, historically, every stock market sell-off of 20% or more has created buying opportunities for investors who will hold them for many years. In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jeff Santoro and Jason Hall explain why Starbucks (SBUX 1.09%), Alphabet (GOOG 0.37%) (GOOGL 0.35%), and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B 0.54%) are all worth buying right now.

*Stock prices used were the after-hours prices of Nov. 4, 2022. The video was published on Nov. 5, 2022.

Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Jason Hall has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Jeff Santoro has positions in Berkshire Hathaway (B shares) and Starbucks. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet (A shares), Alphabet (C shares), Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and Starbucks. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2023 $200 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $200 puts on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), short January 2023 $265 calls on Berkshire Hathaway (B shares), and short January 2023 $92.50 puts on Starbucks. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Jason Hall is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.