Warren Buffett has divulged that Berkshire Hathaway recently came close to dealing for a $22 billion company before talks broke down. Buffett declined to identify the target, but in an…
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The Buffett Approach: Invest Like The Oracle
Every other issue of The Validea Hot List newsletter examines in detail one of John Reese’s computerized Guru Strategies. This latest issue looks at the Warren Buffett-inspired strategy, which has averaged annual…
Reese on Buffett's "Buy-and-Hope-It-Languishes" Approach
In his latest column for Forbes.com, Validea CEO John Reese explains why Warren Buffett sometimes hopes his stocks languish — and why you should too. “If you are investing in…
Lynch & Buffett: A Dynamic Duo?
Legendary investors Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett have each posted exceptional returns on their own, so what would happen if they teamed up to pick stocks? In a “Number Cruncher”…
High-Quality -- Not Value -- Key To Buffett's Success
Warren Buffett is known as a value investor, but a recently released research paper has found that most of Buffett’s success over the long term is due not to value…
Buffett On Stocks, In-Laws, and Why He Wants Some of His Stocks to Fall
In his recently released fourth-quarter letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, Warren Buffett reiterates his belief that stocks are a much better investment than gold or bonds, and explains why he…
Buffett: Productive Assets Like Stocks Offer Most Safety -- Not Bonds
Over the past few years, investors have poured into low-yielding Treasury bonds, perceiving them as the safest place to be during the global economic tumult. But, according to Warren Buffett,…
The Two-Headed Guru Portfolio
What stocks would two of history’s greatest investors — Warren Buffett and Peter Lynch — buy today if they teamed up to build a portfolio? In a “Number Cruncher” column…
What Worked In 2011
Growth and momentum strategies in general ruled the day in 2011. And in a recent RealMoney column, Validea CEO John Reese looks at two growth- and momentum-oriented strategies that performed…
Buffett-Style Tech Picks
Could Warren Buffett be on the lookout for more tech stocks? That’s a question that Validea CEO John Reese examines in a recent article for Canada’s Globe and Mail. “Not…