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Warren Buffett Is Dumping His Bank of America Stock. Should You Follow Him?

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Buffett's conglomerate has been steadily selling off Bank of America, and it's not fully clear why. Image source: Bank of America Buffett and Bank of America Buffett has long been a fan of Bank of America, singing the praises of CEO Brian Moynihan time and again, and he's owned the stock since he bought preferred shares of BofA in 2011.

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Warren Buffett's 3 Best-Performing Stocks So Far in 2024: Are They Buys Now?

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Shares of the Japanese conglomerate have skyrocketed over 40% this year. Buffett likes these companies because of their diversification, policies that reward shareholders (in particular, paying dividends and shrewd stock buybacks ), and solid management teams. DaVita Buffett first initiated a position in DaVita (NYSE: DVA) in 2011.

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6 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Inside Warren Buffett's $410 Billion Portfolio

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Over that 59-year stretch, he steered the conglomerate to average annual returns of 19.8%, which is nearly twice the average annual return delivered by the S&P 500 index over the same period. It's right in the wheelhouse of a patient long-term investor like Buffett , which is why Berkshire has owned the stock since 2011.

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The Fed Just Lowered Interest Rates. Here's My Top Growth Stock to Buy Now.

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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the second-most valuable company in the world, has rewarded long-term shareholders with monster gains, and has been one of the leading players in two revolutionary trends -- cloud infrastructure and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into software.

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1 Magnificent Warren Buffett Stock That Turned $10,000 Into $68,000

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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , the conglomerate that Warren Buffett has run for nearly 60 years, owned a lot of different stocks over the years. And after Berkshire was already a shareholder, the company launched the AirPods in September 2016. Some didn't work out, but some of them turned out to be huge wins.

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Investors Should Stop Biting Into Apple Stock

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Also, since the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, the company's development of obviously innovative products has slowed considerably. Ultimately, Apple should remain a top consumer and technology holding, and longtime shareholders have good reason to maintain their Apple positions. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts.

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Warren Buffett Has 52.6% of Berkshire Hathaway's $312 Billion Portfolio Invested in 3 Phenomenal Stocks

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As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , Buffett offers tons of investment advice and commentary in his annual letters to shareholders and at the conglomerate's annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Buffett pointed to the value of his investment in Amex during his 2022 letter to shareholders.