"The great majority of your money remains in equities," Buffett wrote in his highly-anticipated annual letter. "That preference won't change."

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Just about every investor knows about Warren Buffett. Oh, and he's a pretty good investor, too, as he has increased the value of Berkshire by an annual average of nearly 20% over close to 60 years by investing in stocks and by buying many companies outright.

No 13F is more anticipated than the one from Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, which has a roughly $300 billion equities portfolio. In the fourth quarter, Berkshire sold its only Vanguard exchange-traded fund (ETF) and piled into a new stock up over 8,

Both stocks trade above their five-year median, likely due to recent guidance. American Express expects 8% to 10% revenue growth and 12% to 16% adjusted EPS growth for 2025, while Visa projects "low double-digit" revenue and "low teens" adjusted EPS growth for its fiscal 2025.