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Prediction: Buying Berkshire Hathaway Today Will Set You Up for Life

The Motley Fool

Given enough time, shares of this buy-and-hold-minded conglomerate reliably outperform the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) even though they seemingly shouldn't. Buying a big enough stake in Berkshire Hathaway today, in fact, could arguably set you up for life. Where to invest $1,000 right now?

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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. billion as of the end of last year) comes from its privately held businesses. None of these are companies you can directly invest in on your own. Ordinary investors can't make such deals.