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Led by Warren Buffett, one of the most famous investors to ever live -- and one of the most successful -- Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has delivered incredible returns to

Warren Buffett has a great talent for growing piles of money. As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, he delivered an extraordinary 4,384,748% return to shareholders over the last 59 years, which works out to

In 1965, Warren Buffett became CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) and began a stretch of notable outperformance, compared to Wall Street's benchmark stock indexes. Over nearly six

Shares of Warren Buffet-led conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B)(NYSE: BRK.A) have absolutely demolished the market this year. Shares are up 34% year to date. This compares to the S&P 500's

In a case of damning with faint praise, Progressive (NYSE: PGR) stock took something of a hit on Thursday. An analyst initiated coverage of the stock, pointing out several positives and negatives

As of this writing, Berkshire Hathaway is now in the trillion-dollar club, joining a short list of businesses to make the cut. Warren Buffett's conglomerate fully owns multiple businesses in a range

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), Warren Buffett's holding company, owns several dozen publicly traded companies. It's a wise move to start tracking this portfolio. Because Buffett is

Berkshire Hathaway's record-high cash stockpile might give some investors the wrong impression. Warren Buffett isn't completely avoiding buying stocks. Granted, he's being very selective -- but

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) is one of the greatest investments of all time.

If you had put $1,000 into the company nearly 60 years ago when Warren Buffett took over the company

Late last year, Warren Buffett and his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), started plowing billions of dollars into a single stock. In most cases, this would have

We knew it was coming. We just didn't know when. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) conglomerate just hit a market capitalization of $1 trillion for the first time

Few investors are more revered on Wall Street than the aptly named "Oracle of Omaha." Since Warren Buffett became the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) in the mid-1960s, he's

Investors seeking better-than-average returns typically have to take on greater-than-average risk. A company that can outpace the S&P 500 with less downside in the case of a market downturn is a

For nearly six decades, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has been put on a pedestal by Wall Street -- and with good reason.

Since the "Oracle of Omaha," as Buffett

You did it, Warren. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) just surpassed a trillion-dollar market cap, the eighth non-state-owned company in history to reach this milestone. It started from a small

Since 1965, Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into one of the most successful investment powerhouses of all time. What's curious, however, is that the Oracle of Omaha built his fortune with a

Looking for income? Veteran investors know that dividend stocks offer something bonds just can't. That's income growth that at least keeps pace with inflation. And given enough time, most of these

Throughout history, there has almost never been a bad time to buy shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). The company, led by legendary investor Warren Buffett, has simply been one

Last week, I took some time to study Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly 13F filing, a regulatory report that shows what stocks institutional investors are buying and selling. In the case of Berkshire, I

Warren Buffett is considered by many as one of the greatest investors of all time. The longevity of his success is remarkable, starting as a public investor in the 1950s after establishing his own

Warren Buffett took control of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) in 1965. In hindsight, he has described the company as a "one-trick pony, the owner of a venerable -- but doomed -- New

Warren Buffett is one of history's most successful investors. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1930, Buffett went on to deliver one of the most incredible track records of money-making wins. Since

In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Tyler Crowe share one of Warren Buffett's most important quotes, and two top stock ideas, Axos Financial (NYSE: AX) and Green Brick Partners

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE: NYCB) is not the first bank to run into financial trouble, cut its dividend, and accept a bailout. In fact, iconic Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) did each of those