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title: "Buffet's Take On \"Reaching For Yield\""
description: "In this interview with CNBC, Warren Buffet had some blunt advice for investors: if you can only get 1% in the markets, then you should learn to live on 1%. In his mind, that's a better choice than \"reaching\" for yield beyond your acceptable risk tolerance. Click the link below to see excerpts from the full interview and let us know if you'd like to discuss his ideas further."
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# [Buffet's Take On "Reaching For Yield"](https://www.barryinvestmentadvisors.com/blog/buffets-take-on-reaching-for-yield)

 Written by [Barry Investment Advisors](https://www.barryinvestmentadvisors.com/blog/author/barry-investment-advisors) | Feb 26, 2020 6:08:08 PM

In this interview with CNBC, Warren Buffet had some blunt advice for investors: if you can only get 1% in the markets, then you should learn to live on 1%. In his mind, that's a better choice than "reaching" for yield beyond your acceptable risk tolerance. Click the link below to see excerpts from the full interview and let us know if you'd like to discuss his ideas further.

 

                                                           

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