Saturday, 9 March 2013

6 stocks Warren Buffett hunted in 2012

Wells Fargo, GM, IBM and others get thumbs-up from Berkshire

By Matt Andrejczak, MarketWatch

Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Warren Buffett’s checkbook is wide open for giant acquisitions to bulk up Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio. But meanwhile, he’s finding plenty of stock investments to keep him busy.
A value buyer, Berkshire’s 82-year-old chairman is known for his stock-picking prowess, and he tends to own shares for the long haul. Accordingly, some investors will piggyback on Buffett’s picks in the hope that these companies will be worth far more over time.
Here are Berkshire’s BRK.B +0.21%   BRK.A +0.13%  six biggest stock purchases in 2012 by total number of shares bought, culled from 13-F regulatory filings that list the company’s stock positions.

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