The car company Buffett is banking on

By David Zanoni:If you are going to own a bank, it would be wise to own one that is one of Warren Buffett's largest holdings. Wells Fargo (WFC) is Buffett's third-largest holding, comprising about 16% of the Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) portfolio. This $180.73 billion large-cap banking company is back in vogue as the stock climbed from $24 late last year up to the current price of $34.

The Chinese didn’t invent the car. That was Karl Friedrich Benz. They didn’t invent the assembly line. That was Ransom Olds. Nor did they play a part in the development of the airbag, ABS or fluffy dice. But that hasn’t stopped the Chinese from jumping head first into the development of their own car brands.

By Insider Monkey: Warren Buffett is one of the top investors of the past century. His every move is closely followed by investors and mainstream media. Unfortunately, he doesn't trade very often. When he buys stocks, he holds them for years. So investors who are worried about short-term returns can't really gather much intelligence from Buffett's holdings.

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

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who oversees stakes in some of the largest U.S. banks, said the nation’s lenders have rebuilt capital to the point where they no longer pose a threat to the economy. “The banks will not get this country in trouble, I guarantee it,” Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said in a phone interview last week. “The capital ratios are huge, the excesses on the asset side have been largely cleared out.”

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Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor who oversees stakes in some of the largest U.S. banks, said the nation’s lenders have rebuilt capital to the point where they no longer pose a threat to the economy.

By Dividendinvestr:The famed Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, and his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) are world-known for making major value investments that generate significant income and capital gains.