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# Value Walk: Long-Duration Investing – Not the Cool Kids
- URL: https://www.smartinvestingsociety.com/value-walk-long-duration-investing-not-the-cool-kids/
- Published: 2023-01-13T13:24:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-13T13:24:37.000Z
- Author: Smart Investing
- Tags: Stock Picks, Value Investing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 15:32

Markets have changed rapidly. After being popular in the past decade, technology stocks aren’t the massive return plays that they used to be.

That’s a shame, as that long period of strong performance led to many investors moving towards these stocks. As a result, they ended up under investing in value plays. Today, with tech stocks down heavily, investors are sitting on far greater losses than they would have otherwise faced.

Meanwhile, long-duration investors, who look at companies that are less risky and carry a higher margin of safety, are having a rare moment in the sun. These investors tend to outperform the up-again, down-again growth investors over time. But that’s the key phrase: *over time*.

In today’s market, looking at a stock as a fraction of a business rather than a surefire ticket to higher prices may regain some of its popularity.

That could mean investing in companies that sound boring, but spin out reliable cash flows as a business. That could include still-undervalued energy stocks, like **Occidental Petroleum (OXY)**. As tech stocks crashed last year, Warren Buffett quietly lined up the ability to buy half the company.

Historically, Buffett’s big buys are made gradually – right before an offer to buy the other half he doesn’t own. Investors have a potential for solid returns right there, even if it doesn’t sound as exciting as a tech play.

[To read the full analysis, click here.](https://www.valuewalk.com/long-duration-investing-not-the-cool-kids/?ref=smartinvestingsociety.com)