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Why Warren Buffett Bought Apple In His Own Words

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Rupert Hargreaves
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In 2016, Warren Buffett made what has turned out to be a very astute and well-timed investment decision. The Oracle of Omaha decided to invest $1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's capital on nearly 10 million worth of shares in Apple during the first quarter of the year.

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Buffett's decision to take a stake in Apple came as somewhat of a surprise. Typically averse to tech stocks, Buffett made his first tech investment in 2011 when he made IBM a significant position in Berkshire's portfolio. This turned out to be a mistake. Buffett later sold the...

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Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha

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