What we can do today is look at Buffett's actions with Berkshire Hathaway's invested assets. Right now, one action stands out above the rest: the company's monster cash pile. At the end of the third quarter,

With as impressive of an investing track record as Warren Buffett has achieved, you'd expect his Berkshire Hathaway portfolio would be loaded with great stocks. And you'd be right. The good news is that you don't need a huge amount of cash to buy many of those stocks.

S&P 500 investors are playing it safer in 2025 — so Warren Buffett's careful stock-picking is in style again.

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) owns shares of more than 40 different companies in its portfolio. After all, Warren Buffett and his team tend to invest in industry leaders with excellent cash flow and durable competitive advantages.

Warren Buffett has created incredible wealth for shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway. It's been very inspiring to individual investors that he did it -- as he alluded to in his 1988 letter to shareholders -- by focusing on investing in quality companies and holding for the long term, without being fazed by occasional market volatility.