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Berkshire Hathaway's Beating the Market, But Its Biggest Holdings Aren't. What Gives?

The Motley Fool

It's a conglomerate that just so happens to use much of its idle cash to hold stocks of publicly traded companies. Just as the name suggests, private equity firms supply promising up-and-coming companies with capital, usually in the form of a loan, but sometimes in exchange for an equity stake in a company.