Stock Wars: IBM Vs. Intel

Filed under: Investing In the investing world, knowing what not to buy may be equally as important as knowing what to buy.

By CFA Institute: By David Larrabee, CFA When Warren Buffett recently disclosed a 5.4% position in International Business Machines (IBM), it took almost everyone by surprise. How did the Oracle of Omaha manage to build a $10.7 billion position in the technology bellwether over the course of the year in such secrecy?

The Motley Fool - Like Santa and his elves, the Oracle of Omaha stayed busy during the fourth quarter of 2009. While Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A - News; NYSE: BRK-B - News) acquisition of Burlington Northern dwarfed other moves, the buying and selling of the world's greatest investor is always worth investigating, and this past quarter was no exception. Aside from Burlington Northern, Buffett sold more stocks than he bought.

By Bachar Samawi:October did not turn out to be a good month for some of the largest technology shares this year. Apple, Inc.

By Dividendinvestr: Warren Buffett is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. He is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), which averaged an annual growth in book value of about 20% to its shareholders for the last 44 years.

By Efficient Alpha: by Joseph Hogue, CFA

Charles Lewis Sizemore submits:We’ve always admired Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett. He is, after all, the most successful investor in history and a legend in his own time. Mr. Buffett’s annual reports are fountains of investment wisdom that should be required reading in business schools and for everyone in the money management profession.