These five companies -- one of which is near and dear to the Oracle of Omaha's heart -- stand out for all the right reasons.

While many investors poured into the stock market last year, legendary investor Warren Buffett eased on the brakes. Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company Buffett founded and still leads,

A net seller of stocks in 2024, Warren Buffett did adopt a bullish stance on two companies that could see significant returns in 2025.

Buffett's biggest holdings include familiar names such as Apple and American Express. The top five ranking as 2025 begins has changed a little since one year ago. Two of Buffett's top stocks especially stand out as good picks right now.

Arguably the world's greatest stock picker isn't picking many stocks these days. Warren Buffett has been a net seller of stocks for eight consecutive quarters. There's a reason Buffett isn't buying many stocks -- and it's the same reason he ranks among the greatest investors of all time.

In a famous Arthur Conan Doyle story, “The Adventure of Silver Blaze,” Sherlock Holmes draws the attention of Scotland Yard’s Inspector Gregory to the “curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” Gregory,

Despite Buffett overseeing stakes in nearly four-dozen securities, the lion's share of Berkshire's invested assets have been put to work in seven top ideas.

Through the first nine months of 2024, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway unloaded $133 billion worth of stocks. Buffett reduced Berkshire's massive stake in Apple and sold nearly a quarter of its Bank of America holding.