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Warren Buffett's Investment Style

The textbook value investor — buy great businesses at fair prices and hold forever.

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About Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and the most influential value investor of the modern era. His approach — buy understandable businesses with durable competitive advantages, led by honest, capable management, at sensible prices — has compounded Berkshire's book value for more than five decades.

Fund: Berkshire Hathaway · CIK: 0001067983

The Warren Buffett Approach

Key characteristics of the value investing style.

▲ Principle 1

Owns concentrated positions in businesses with wide economic moats

▲ Principle 2

Prefers consumer brands, financial services, and energy infrastructure

▲ Principle 3

Holds for the very long term and rarely trades positions

▲ Principle 4

Famous holdings include Apple, Coca-Cola, American Express, and Bank of America

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About Warren Buffett's Investing Style

What investing style is Warren Buffett known for?
Warren Buffett is known for value investing investing. The textbook value investor — buy great businesses at fair prices and hold forever.
How can I invest like Warren Buffett?
You can mirror Warren Buffett's approach by applying the same principles — focus on value investing — to your own portfolio construction. TopTier Strategy's Portfolio Builder lets you build portfolios using curated rules drawn from Berkshire Hathaway's public investment philosophy.
What is Berkshire Hathaway?
Berkshire Hathaway is the firm where Warren Buffett manages capital. Public 13F filings disclose the firm's US equity holdings every quarter to the SEC.

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