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

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 always interesting to see what the crude oil price does to the share prices of several stocks of companies that have oil as a large expenditure. Particularly I like to pay attention to price fluctuations in the shares of really strong companies that have paid ever- increasing dividends over the years.

Earlier this month I wrote about why I really like United Parcel Service (UPS), but the stock never seems to get cheap enough to satisfy my requirements for a purchase. Well, all that seems to be changing as UPS is guiding down for earnings per share going forward. Specifically UPS is estimating earning $0.85/share down their prior view of about $1.00 per share.

Mohnish Pabrai discusses his upcoming lunch with Warren Buffett, rates, fuel costs, India, and more.

The story of United Parcel Service (UPS) is synonymous of the American Dream. The company started by Jim Casey and $100 in capital, and formerly known as American Messenger Company, is now the world’s number one delivery package company.

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Presently seven of Berkshire's 45 stocks are rated 5 stars by Morningstar analysts. Find out what they are in this article.