Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has made a couple moves this week, acquiring a large power company and a small daily newspaper. Berkshire subsidiary MidAmerican Energy is buying the power company, NV Energy, which is Nevada’s largest electric utility, The New York Times reports. The move — the largest in MidAmerican’s history — appeared to be […]
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To Buffett, Growth Is Value
May 23, 2013 
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In the latest issue of Forbes magazine, Validea CEO John Reese says that good investors — including Warren Buffett — don’t get fooled into playing the “growth vs. value” game. While people constantly try to pit growth stocks and value stocks against one another, Reese says the distinction is a flawed one. “Just ask Warren […]
Read moreThe Benefits of Self-Doubt
May 16, 2013 0 Comments
Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio are two of the most well-known, successful investors in the world. And The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says they have at least one key trait in common: They are open to criticism and self-doubt. “A deliberate, lifelong effort to find people to tell him why he might be wrong […]
Read moreBuffett: Opportunities Still Out There
May 7, 2013 0 Comments
Warren Buffett says that while stocks aren’t as attractive as they were a few years back, he’s still finding opportunities. “They’re rich in some cases,” Buffett tells FOX Business Network of valuations, “but overall we find things to buy. … The stock market was far more attractive obviously three or four years ago.” Buffett also […]
Read moreBuffett: U.S. Economy Still Improving
May 3, 2013 0 Comments
Warren Buffett says he is still seeing improvement in the U.S. economy, albeit at a slow pace. “The economy is improving,” Buffett told CNBC. ” I want to emphasize that. Not at a very rapid clip, but this country has done well since 2008, certainly compared to much of the rest of the world.” Buffett […]
Read moreLynch And Buffett Form Winning Team North Of Border
March 27, 2013 0 Comments
Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch are two of history’s most successful investors. And in a Number Cruncher column for Canada’s Globe and Mail, John Heinzl says combining their strategies has led to some big returns. Using data from Validea Canada, Globe and Mail last year set up a portfolio of stocks that met both Validea’s […]
Read moreStudies: It’s About Value, Not Quality
March 22, 2013 0 Comments
“High-quality stocks” sounds like something any investor would want to own. But in a recent column for Canada’s Globe and Mail, Norman Rothery points out just how difficult it is to succeed by focusing on quality. Rothery says that with some notable exceptions — like Warren Buffett — investors who have keyed on quality metrics […]
Read moreBuffett: Stocks Still Best Value
March 7, 2013 0 Comments
While stocks have recently hit all-time highs on some major indices, Warren Buffett says he’s still finding more value in equities than anywhere else. ”Anything I bought at $80 I don’t like as well at $100,” Buffett said in a CNBC interview. “But if you’re asking me if stocks are cheaper than other forms of investment, […]
Read moreBuffett On Uncertainty, Dividends, and More
March 5, 2013 0 Comments
In his 2012 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett says it was a subpar year for his firm, but that hasn’t dampened his optimism on the future of both Berkshire and the United States. Buffett says that while many CEOs have been holding off on capital investment because of “uncertainty”, Berkshire has not, spending […]
Read moreBuffett Still On The Prowl After Huge Heinz Deal
February 14, 2013 0 Comments
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has struck what is being called the biggest deal in food industry history, a $28 billion acquisition of ketchup giant H.J. Heinz. But don’t think that means Buffett is done buying. “I’m ready for another elephant,” Buffett told CNBC. He said that Berkshire had about $47 billion in cash on hand […]
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