5 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid

2025-08-24 11:48:00 ET

It will be a long, long time before someone racks up the investing credentials of Warren Buffett . The Oracle of Omaha led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) for 60 years, and has said he plans to retire at the end of the year, a few months after celebrating his 95th birthday. Buffett's legendary career led Berkshire to amass a 19.9% compounded annual gain since 1965, compared to the S&P 500 's 10.4% gain.

In that time Berkshire saw an overall gain of 5,550,000% versus the market's 39,000% gain. That's a huge return -- and it shows the absolute power of compounded returns.

Buffett's career is closely followed, and he's taken positions in some of the biggest and most well-known companies in the world -- Apple , Bank of America , Coca-Cola , ExxonMobil , and others. But he's also making some quiet, deliberate investments in some under-the-radar companies -- five of them in particular -- that could be great investment opportunities. Let's look at all five, plus a high-profile Buffett stock that I think you should avoid at all costs right now.

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