5 Warren Buffett Stocks to Hold Forever

Warren Buffett is no longer the CEO of his investment vehicle, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA)(NYSE: BRKB), but the celebrated investor is leaving a long shadow. In fact, many of the company's stock positions in its equity portfolio were opened during his long tenure as its leader.

New(ish) CEO Greg Abel has already left his mark on the company as its chief, but the portfolio is still anchored by Buffett-era picks. Of this clutch of stocks, five stand out as investments to own for a lifetime -- American Express (NYSE: AXP), (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), and Moody's (NYSE: MCO).