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The frenzy over the recent initial public offering (IPO) (Nasdaq: LNKD) made one thing clear: Investors are desperate to get a piece of companies that look destined to be thriving long-term businesses. Yet many new IPOs don’t really have an extended shelf life. They… Read More

#-ad_banner-#Back in February, I took a close look at Warren Buffett’s $12 billion stake in Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). Well, it’s now more like a $10 billion position. He hasn’t sold shares, but the bank’s stock has been steadily dropping, giving the Oracle of Omaha a rare black eye. To understand Buffett’s next move with this massive banking concern, you need to understand why shares are marching backward. The long-term view Buffett didn’t simply start acquiring shares in recent quarters. He’s been doing so for a… Read More

#-ad_banner-#Back in February, I took a close look at Warren Buffett’s $12 billion stake in Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). Well, it’s now more like a $10 billion position. He hasn’t sold shares, but the bank’s stock has been steadily dropping, giving the Oracle of Omaha a rare black eye. To understand Buffett’s next move with this massive banking concern, you need to understand why shares are marching backward. The long-term view Buffett didn’t simply start acquiring shares in recent quarters. He’s been doing so for a number of years. But you could argue that his long-term bullishness has been a bit misplaced, or at least a bit premature. He steadily bought Wells Fargo shares in the middle of the last decade, despite signs the housing sector was starting to overheat. More recently, he bought a lot of stock last fall and winter on hopes the U.S. economy was on the cusp of a broad-based upturn. As a result, his buying binges in 2007 and again in late 2010 took place in the low $30s, above the current price.   The appeal to… Read More