A look at the third quarter changes made by Warren Buffett in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio.

After losing a thrid of its value in just six weeks, Union Pacific is chugging higher in fits and starts.

Out of 38 holdings in BRK-A’s portfolio 12 companies are dividend aristocrats, one is a dividend champion and three are dividend achievers. Only 5 of his holdings do not play any dividends at all.

Warren Buffett, the student of the now famous father or value investing Ben Graham, is the greatest stock investor of our times. He has built his flagship company, Berkshire Hathaway from a small mill to a diversified conglomerate with a total market cap of 175 billion dollars.

It is very easy for a CEO to get on a conference call and talk about confidence in the future while communicating glowing projections, but do they really believe what they are saying? Are there any actions that would make you believe what they are saying? Senior management purchasing company stock is a strong indicator of confidence in the future. Also ...

We have been wondering what Warren Buffett does to his other two railroad holdings. Today Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A, BRK-B) reported that Warren Buffett reduced his stake in railway companies Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) and Norfolk Southern Corp (UNP).

Geoff Gannon provides additional insight into Buffett's recent 13F.

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Morningstar analyst, Justin Fuller, reviews the changes to Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio in this first part of a two article series.

It appears that Buffett's other two railroad stock buys include Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. Remember it was initially disclosed that he accumulated a large stake in Burlington National.