Fact checked by Stella Osoba Warren Buffett has increasingly argued in recent years that it's not just the ubiquitous sports betting apps that have made your phone a pocket casino. In his 2024 annual letter to shareholders,

The roughly $78 billion the Oracle of Omaha has spent buying this stock since mid-2018 decisively signals it's his favorite.

Buffett's financial stocks include major holdings such as American Express and Bank of America. Jefferies Financial has been his biggest winner recently, while Ally Financial is the cheapest and offers the juiciest dividend.

Many experienced economists and investors today take inspiration from Warren Buffett’s strategies. His focus on value investing played a key role in building his fortune.

Buffett invested in Heinz in 2013 and two years later, Heinz merged with Kraft Foods. He bought 326 million shares during this merger at a cost of around $24.6 billion. He has held on to that stake, which is now worth $11.4 billion.

Warren Buffett shifted the majority of Berkshire's investment capital to cash and Treasuries in 2024. There's a clear reason why Buffett sold more stocks than he bought in 2024, but it might not be what you think.

As of the third quarter of 2024, Berkshire owned 118,610,534 shares of Chevron, and the company’s annual dividend of $6.52 per share translates to a staggering $773.3 million in dividend income for Buffett’s firm this year.