Both are substantial investments in Berkshire's portfolio. The Bank of America investment is one of the largest, with a $34 billion market value representing a 9.99% stake in the megabank. Ally is a smaller bank, but Berkshire owns 9.5% of it, an investment worth just over $1 billion.

Six blue-chip stocks aggressively backed by Warren Buffett are on sale on Wall Street as the year draws to a close, mainly due to broad economic factors and stock market fashion. That makes them worth a look,

Warren Buffett's holding company trimmed its stake in Bank of America, but it's still the third largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio.

Geico, and pension plans of other Berkshire Hathaway units bought nearly $30 million of shares of domain-name registry firm VeriSign.

Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history. He has often recommended that most people invest in an S&P 500 index fund. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF is a popular choice that Buffett himself owns through his company,

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway continued to sell Apple stock in the third quarter, while starting a small position in Domino's Pizza. Apple has cultivated tremendous brand authority in consumer electronics,