In Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) third-quarter earnings report, there weren't any massive surprises about the company's businesses themselves. Insurance underwriting profits declined significantly,

It is indeed interesting that Berkshire now holds $320 billion in cash vs just $272 billion in equity investments. Put another way, Buffett is holding more cash than stocks. "That’s a lot of firepower if markets see a sustained drop," notes Colas. "While Berkshire is not especially expensive, its multiple may be worrisome to a value investor ."

Bank of America, a staple in the portfolio, was also cut loose to the tune of over $10 billion since July. Buffett's been known to keep buying Berkshire stock whenever he sees a deal, but for the first time in six years,

Warren Buffett is now sitting on more than $325 billion cash after continuing to unload billions of dollars worth of Apple and Bank of America shares this year and continuing to collect a steady strea

Berkshire Hathaway is selling off Apple amid concerns of future tax hikes, seeing the company hit its highest-ever cash on hand.

Warren Buffett is a big believer in long-term investing. In fact, many of his largest positions have been in his portfolio for decades. And while he and his lieutenants regularly adjust the publicly traded portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway,

Berkshire Hathaway was a net seller of $127 billion of stocks this year, including Apple and Bank of America. That brings its equity portfolio down to $300 billion and nearly doubles its cash position to a record $311 billion.

Back in 2011, Buffett bet a small amount of Berkshire's portfolio on two competing businesses: Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Even back then, he likely had no idea how successful these investments would become.

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