Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of the modern era.  He has grown his fortune to over $60 billion.  Unlike other multi-billionaires, Warren Buffett amassed his wealth through a career full of successful investments, rather than founding one massive corporation.  Several resources to better understand Warren Buffett’s investment techniques are included below.  All resources mentioned can be obtained free.
Resource 1 – Warren Buffett’s Own Portfolio
The first tool you can use to invest like Warren Buffett is his own portfolio. Warren Buffett (and other investors) are required by law to file their stock holdings each quarter. These stock holding reports are called 13F filings. There are several websites that track Warren Buffett’s portfolio based on his most recent 13F Filing. You can view Warren Buffett’s current portfolio at this link.
Warren Buffett’s  Top 7 holdings, which make up about 75% of his portfolio, are listed below:
- Wells Fargo (WFC)
- Coca-Cola (KO)
- IBMÂ (IBM)
- American Express (AXP)
- Wal-Mart (WMT)
- Procter & Gamble (PG)
- ExxonMobil (XOM)
All 7 of Warren Buffett’s Top holdings are dividend growth stocks. Each of them has a long track record of raising their dividend payments year after year. Four of his Top 7 are Dividend Aristocrats; stocks that have increased their dividend payments for 25 or more consecutive years (These 4 are KO, WMT, PG, and XOM). When the richest investor of our time invests his wealth in dividend growth stocks, I take notice. See Warren Buffett’s dividend growth portfolio analyzed at this link.
Resource 2 – Warren Buffett’s Shareholder Letters
Warren Buffett has never written a book. Instead, he has shared his thoughts on investing through his annual letters to shareholders. Warren Buffett ran an investment partnership from 1956 to 1970 before growing Berkshire Hathaway to a $360+ billion dollar corporation. You can download his investment partnership letters from 1957 to 1970 at the link below:
