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2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Hold Forever

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0 0 05.04.25
2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Hold Forever
 

Warren Buffett is known for saying his favorite holding period is "forever." But if you follow Berkshire Hathaway's trading activity, you'll notice that it sells stocks quite often, whether partial or full positions. In fact, it's been a net seller of stocks for the past nine quarters, a rarity for the holding company.

Throughout this time, there are two stocks (among others) he hasn't touched that he has said several times he would never sell: Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) and American Express (NYSE: AXP).

When Buffett said that his favorite holding period is forever, he was actually talking about Coca-Cola. In the 1988 shareholder letter, he said that Berkshire Hathaway had bought Coca-Cola stock and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (aka Freddie Mac loans) and that he expected to "hold them for a long time." Even more, he said, "When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever."

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. A Stock

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. A shows a slight decrease today, losing -€3,500.000 (-0.580%) compared to yesterday.

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