Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK.A -0.05%) ( BRK.B 0.24%) is considered by many to be a reliable stock for long-term investors. It's outperformed the S&P 500 ever since a young Warren Buffett took over the company in 1965, and its evolution from an aging textile maker to a diversified conglomerate churned out millionaire-making gains.

At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting earlier this year, Warren Buffett showed just how much of a fan he is of Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook. “Tim Cook has made Berkshire a lot more than I have made Berkshire,” Buffett said to laughter in the room. It was funny, but considering that Apple is Berkshire’s largest holding, I don’t think it was hyperbole.

So while we should always try to assess where a stock or sector is headed, the better way to trade is with a simple framework: Any stock can go up and thus be a source of profits. However, owning each stock comes with different levels of risk,

Berkshire Hathaway's Q2 2025 portfolio sees changes with new stakes, position trims, and notable increases. Read here for more insights.

Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio added six new stocks, including the three new secret stocks. Warren Buffett was a net seller of stocks for the eleventh straight quarter.

Berkshire Hathaway revealed four new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor, insurer UnitedHealth and two of the nation’s biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but only one of the investments was big enough to ensure that legendary investor Warren Buffett may have handled them.

The investment comes as UnitedHealth faces soaring medical costs, federal investigations, the fallout of the killing of a top executive and a cyberattack last year.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought more than 5 million shares in UnitedHealth last quarter for a stake worth about $1.6 billion. Berkshire also added stakes in D.R. Horton, Lennar and Nucor, while trimming its Apple and Bank of America positions.

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Shares of UnitedHealth Group are surging before the market open Friday as Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed that it recently purchased shares of the beleaguered insurer.

Berkshire Hathaway recently filed its second-quarter 13F form, revealing its stock holdings at the end of June.