Warren Buffett Has Endorsed the Same Investment for Decades. History Backs Him Up.

Key Points Warren Buffett may be one of history's greatest stock pickers, but he doesn't advocate that strategy for most people. Instead, he thinks most people should invest in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and hold forever. The history of money managers trying to outperform the market is incredibly dismal. 10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF › Warren Buffett became one of the wealthiest people in the world by picking individual stocks and holding them for years. But he doesn't think retail investors should do the same. Instead, he's spent the past several decades advocating for a much simpler strategy.